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Discrepancy Sound Differently Differ Dis Crepare Rattle Crack

正面 6975.discrepancy
英 [dɪs'krep(ə)nsɪ]美 [dɪs'krɛpənsi]

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释义:
n. 不符;矛盾;相差
例句:
1. At other times the discrepancy was of the order of 20%.往常的出入约为20%。

1. "sound differently, differ," from dis- "apart, off" (see dis-) + crepare "to rattle, crack" (see crevice).2. crep- 谐音“可裂盘”。
discrepancy 不一致dis-, 分开,散开。-crep, 破裂声,词源同crevice, decrepit. 引申词义争吵,不一致。
discrepancy (n.)mid-15c. (discrepance), from Latin discrepantia "discordance, discrepancy," from discrepantem (nominative discrepans), present participle of discrepare "sound differently, differ," from dis- "apart, off" (see dis-) + crepare "to rattle, crack" (see raven). Related: Discrepancies."

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