| 释义 |
at variance
Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | at variance - not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements"discrepant, dissonantdiscordant - not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas" |
at variance
at variance (with)In disagreement (with someone or something). We're doing the experiment again because our results are at variance. Our fact-checker found that the witness's story was completely at variance with what the reporter had written.See also: varianceat varianceDiffering, discrepant; also, in a state of conflict. For example, John's and Mary's answers are at variance means that their answers do not agree, or John was at variance with his in-laws means that he strongly disagreed or quarreled with them. [Early 1500s] See also: varianceat ˈvariance (with somebody/something) (formal) disagreeing with or opposing somebody/something: These conclusions are totally at variance with the evidence.See also: varianceEncyclopediaSeevarianceLegalSeeVarianceat variance
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