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单词 discrepancy
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Definition of discrepancy in English:

discrepancy

nounPlural discrepancies dɪsˈkrɛp(ə)nsiˌdɪsˈkrɛpənsi
  • An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

    there's a discrepancy between your account and his
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Beneath discrepancies and divergences there lay a shared basis of belief.
    • He then informed members about the discrepancy at their annual general meeting and the matter was reported to the police.
    • But this reply gives a perfectly reasonable explanation for the apparent discrepancy.
    • A registration check revealed a discrepancy in the car's number plate, raising suspicions.
    • The discrepancy in gender ratio is due to the fact that there are half as many events for women.
    • The company was not able to explain the reason for the discrepancy or the whereabouts of the missing 11,000 cars.
    • This discrepancy along with other diagnostic tests indicated that he was dyslexic.
    • It apparently does away with the discrepancies between the different districts.
    • The matter only came to light when a spectator noticed the discrepancy and it ended with the umpires taking both sides off the field.
    • The result, as the discrepancy in water consumption shows, is neither equitable nor reasonable.
    • It is this variation that he says created the discrepancies in this year's results.
    • The similarities in their recollections vastly outweigh the discrepancies.
    • Why the discrepancy between the official statistics and those quoted by Tim?
    • The survey into the highs and lows of brochure holiday prices confirmed huge discrepancies across the country.
    • If that were true, a simple averaging of the two prices could eliminate the discrepancy.
    • The reasons for the discrepancies may in fact be variabilities between the investigated cells, tissues or plants.
    • What about the discrepancy between the funding of softball and other sports?
    • On the other hand, there may be some minor discrepancies due to local variations.
    • Surveys and conventions are to be held on this issue to sort out differences and discrepancies.
    • Not surprisingly, bigger discrepancies were prevalent in the social class of readers.
    Synonyms
    inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation, divergence, disagreement, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, mismatch, lack of similarity, contrariety, contradictoriness, disaccord, discordance, incongruity, lack of congruence, incompatibility, irreconcilability, conflict, opposition

Derivatives

  • discrepant

  • adjective dɪˈskrɛpəntdɪsˈkrɛp(ə)nt
    • Characterized by an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity.

      the reasons for these discrepant results are unclear
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Versions of this fantasy appear in all creeds, with discrepant degrees of literal-mindedness depending on the date and on the society.
      • Many of the differences between the two cultural groups become rather lucid in the light of these discrepant histories.
      • Simulations show that different estimators are increasingly discrepant with a decreasing amount of marker information.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin discrepantia, from discrepare 'be discordant', from dis- 'apart, away' + crepare 'to creak'.

 
 

Definition of discrepancy in US English:

discrepancy

nounˌdisˈkrepənsēˌdɪsˈkrɛpənsi
  • A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

    there's a discrepancy between your account and his
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The discrepancy in gender ratio is due to the fact that there are half as many events for women.
    • The matter only came to light when a spectator noticed the discrepancy and it ended with the umpires taking both sides off the field.
    • Not surprisingly, bigger discrepancies were prevalent in the social class of readers.
    • He then informed members about the discrepancy at their annual general meeting and the matter was reported to the police.
    • Surveys and conventions are to be held on this issue to sort out differences and discrepancies.
    • The result, as the discrepancy in water consumption shows, is neither equitable nor reasonable.
    • A registration check revealed a discrepancy in the car's number plate, raising suspicions.
    • It apparently does away with the discrepancies between the different districts.
    • But this reply gives a perfectly reasonable explanation for the apparent discrepancy.
    • The survey into the highs and lows of brochure holiday prices confirmed huge discrepancies across the country.
    • What about the discrepancy between the funding of softball and other sports?
    • The similarities in their recollections vastly outweigh the discrepancies.
    • Why the discrepancy between the official statistics and those quoted by Tim?
    • The reasons for the discrepancies may in fact be variabilities between the investigated cells, tissues or plants.
    • It is this variation that he says created the discrepancies in this year's results.
    • On the other hand, there may be some minor discrepancies due to local variations.
    • Beneath discrepancies and divergences there lay a shared basis of belief.
    • This discrepancy along with other diagnostic tests indicated that he was dyslexic.
    • If that were true, a simple averaging of the two prices could eliminate the discrepancy.
    • The company was not able to explain the reason for the discrepancy or the whereabouts of the missing 11,000 cars.
    Synonyms
    inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, deviation, divergence, disagreement, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, mismatch, lack of similarity, contrariety, contradictoriness, disaccord, discordance, incongruity, lack of congruence, incompatibility, irreconcilability, conflict, opposition

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin discrepantia, from discrepare ‘be discordant’, from dis- ‘apart, away’ + crepare ‘to creak’.

 
 
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