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Disparity Great Men Condition Noticeable Difference Economic 英

英语单词 disparity
英美音标 英 [dɪ'spærəti] 美 [dɪ'spærəti]
中文释义 n.不一致
英语例句 (1) The disparity of age made it even grotesque.
(2) We are still seeing a disparity between the rates of pay for men and women.
(3) The great disparity between the teams did not make for an entertaining game.
中文例句 (1) 年龄的悬殊甚至使它显得可笑。
(2) 我们仍然能看到男女薪酬的不一致。
(3) 两队实力悬殊,所以比赛并不精彩。
vocabulary简明 If there is a disparity between how great you think you are at tennis, and how you actually play, you are probably surprised by how often you lose. Disparity is the condition of being unequal, and a disparity is a noticeable difference.
vocabulary扩展 Disparity usually refers to a difference that is unfair: economic disparities exist among ethnic groups, there is a disparity between what men and women earn in the same job. This noun derives from Latin dispar "unequal." The opposite of disparity is parity, the condition of being equal or the same.
柯林斯解释
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[N-VAR 可变名词]不同;不等;差异;悬殊 If there is a disparity between two or more things, there is a noticeable difference between them.
  [oft N between/in pl-n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...the economic disparities between East and West Berlin.

    东西柏林之间经济上的悬殊

  • ...the great disparity of wealth between rich and poor countries.

    贫富国家间的财富鸿沟

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