discrepancy
/dɪsˈkrepənsɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
- an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts悬殊, 迥异, 差异, 不符:
there's a discrepancy between your account and his.
你的描述和他的大相径庭。
派生词
discrepant
adjective词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin discrepantia, from discrepare 'be discordant', from dis- 'apart, away'+crepare 'to creak'.