| 单词 | discrepancy |
| 释义 | discrepancy (once / 2408 pages) n A discrepancy is a lack of agreement or balance. If there is a discrepancy between the money you earned and the number on your paycheck, you should complain to your boss. There is a discrepancy when there is a difference between two things that should be alike. For example, there can be a wide discrepancy or a slight discrepancy between two objects, stories, or facts. The noun discrepancy is from Latin discrepare "to sound differently," from the prefix dis- "from" plus crepare "to rattle, creak." WORD FAMILYdiscrepancy: discrepancies+/discrepant: discrepancy, discrepantly USAGE EXAMPLESThe agency looked into it, saw discrepancies and referred the matter to the Office of Inspector General. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) The discrepancies generated an internal investigation that appears to be ongoing. Los Angeles Times(Dec 24, 2016) That may be why even Days Inn was getting hung up on as it tried to fix the price discrepancy. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1n a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions Syn|Hypo|Hyper disagreement, divergence, variance allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits difference the quality of being unlike or dissimilar 2n an event that departs from expectations Syn|Hyper variance, variant departure, deviation, difference, divergence a variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
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