喜樂美語
  1. 1一致的；相符的

    Concordant means that things are in agreement, or that they follow the same regular pattern. If two teachers’ reports are concordant, they say the same kind of thing; they do not pull against each other. If measurements are concordant, they line up: the pattern holds.

    Concordant meansconcordant 的意思是 that things are in agreement事情彼此一致, or that they follow the same regular pattern或是它們遵循同一個規律的模式。If two teachers' reports are concordant如果兩份老師的報告是 concordant 的, they say the same kind of thing它們講的是同一類的事; they do not pull against each other彼此不會互相矛盾。If measurements are concordant如果測量結果是 concordant 的, they line up它們會對得起來: the pattern holds那個規律是成立的。

    Scientists like the word: new results can be concordant with an earlier study, meaning they fit it. Music used to call sounds that sit well together concordant, though more often meet discordant for sounds that clash. Specialist fields keep the same idea — matching the line, matching the rule — but you do not need those uses to hold the core.

    Scientists like the word科學家很喜歡用這個字: new results can be concordant with an earlier study新的結果可以跟之前的研究 concordant, meaning they fit it意思是它們吻合。Music used to call sounds that sit well together concordant音樂上以前把聽起來搭配得好的聲音叫做 concordant, though learners more often meet discordant for sounds that clash不過學習者比較常碰到 discordant，指衝突刺耳的聲音。Specialist fields keep the same idea各種專業領域保留著同一個概念——matching the line, matching the rule對得上那條線、符合那個規則——but you do not need those uses to hold the core但你不需要記住那些用法才能抓住核心意思。

    It is a formal adjective. Friends do not call matching T-shirts concordant; they say they match.

    It is a formal adjective這是一個正式的形容詞。Friends do not call matching T-shirts concordant朋友不會把配對的 T 恤叫做 concordant; they say they match他們會說 they match（很搭）。

    Though actually, concordant is not the same as identical. Things can agree, or share a pattern, without being copies of each other.

    Though actually不過事實上, concordant is not the same as identicalconcordant 跟 identical（一模一樣）不是同一回事。Things can agree, or share a pattern事情可以一致，或共享同一個模式, without being copies of each other卻不必是彼此的複製品。

    The natural opposite is discordant: not in agreement, not in pattern.

    The natural opposite is discordant很自然的反義字是 discordant: not in agreement不一致, not in pattern不成規律。

core核心畫面

組成French concordant, from Latin concordans, present participle of concordare (to agree). See concord.

同家族的字

  • concordagreement; the noun this adjective comes from
  • discordantthe opposite: not matching, not in agreement

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

concordantadj/kəŋˈkɔː(ɹ)dənt/

  • 1

    Agreeing or harmonious; consistent (with).

    • Even in the case of direct effect, different factors, such as light, temperature, turgor, and so on, are undergoing independent variations; it may thus happen that their reactions may sometimes be concordant and at other times discordant.
    • Were every one employed in points concordant to their natures, professions, and arts, commonwealths would rise up of themselves.
  • 2

    geographygeologynatural-sciencesIntruding parallel to the bedding.

    • Other forms of concordant intrusions, some of which will be commented upon in this chapter are shown in Fig. 3. 1(6).
  • 3

    mathematicssciencesPreserving the sign.

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