喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/dɪˈskrepənsi/差異；出入

    A failure to match between two amounts, details, or reports that should agree.

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei found a discrepancy between the two score sheets.

    逐字美發現兩張分數表之間有一個差異。

    「discrepancy」核心意思是「兩邊本該一樣，卻對不上」——中文常說「差異」或「出入」。核心畫面可以想成「本來該對齊的兩端，中間多出一條縫」：分數、帳目、兩份紀錄對不上時，就常叫 discrepancy。常見骨架：a discrepancy between A and B、a discrepancy in the figures、find / explain a discrepancy。跟 difference 比：difference 只是「不同」；discrepancy 多半帶「本該相同卻有縫，值得查一下」的感覺。跟 contradiction 比：contradiction 常是說法／邏輯打架；discrepancy 更常是數字、細節、紀錄之間的出入。

    常見搭配

    • a discrepancy between A and B

      A 與 B 之間的差異／出入

      a gap between two things that should match

      There was a discrepancy between the map and the trail signs.

    • a discrepancy in something

      某方面／某份資料裡的出入

      a mismatch inside figures, reports, or details

      She always refused to discuss the discrepancies in her notes.

    • find / spot a discrepancy

      發現一處差異／出入

      notice a mismatch that should not be there

      Jamal spotted a discrepancy in the two totals.

    • apparent discrepancy

      表面上的差異；看似出入

      something that looks like a mismatch at first

      What is the explanation for this apparent discrepancy?

    • explain the discrepancy

      解釋這個差異／出入

      say why two amounts or reports do not match

      Can you explain the discrepancy between these two charts?

    • large / major / small discrepancy

      很大／重大／很小的差異

      how big the mismatch is

      There is a large discrepancy between the two class totals.

core核心畫面

Picture two figures that ought to match — the till and the receipts, two witnesses' accounts — laid side by side, and they do not. A discrepancy is that gap. The word only makes sense where was expected, so it always implies a question: which one is wrong, and why?

可以想成：兩個本來應該一致的數字——收銀機和單據、兩份證詞——並排放在一起，卻對不起來。discrepancy 就是那個對不上的差距。這個字只有在「本來預期會一樣」的地方才成立，所以它一出現就帶著一個問題：哪一邊錯了，為什麼？

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

複數 discrepancies

原始詞典資料2 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。

discrepancynoun/dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/

  • 1

    An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

    • They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.
    • Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.
  • 2

    The state or quality of being discrepant.

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