discrepancy

名词 n.
/dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/    /dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/|/dɪˈskɹepənsi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An inconsistency between facts or sentiments. countable,uncountable
    — They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.
  2. The state or quality of being discrepant. countable,uncountable

词形变化

discrepancies plural discrepance alternative,archaic

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Latin crepō
Latin discrepō
Latin discrepāns
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin discrepantiabor.
English discrepancy
Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.
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