difference

n. 不同, 差异
【计】 差分
【医】 差, 差别
【经】 差额, 余额
相关词组:
make a difference between...
make no difference

动词过去式:differenced 过去分词:differenced 现在分词:differencing 第三人称单数:differences 

dif.fer.ence

n.Abbr. dif.,diff.（名词）缩写 dif.,diff.
The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.
不同，相异：性质或条件上的不相同或不一致


An instance of disparity or unlikeness.
相异的实例：不等或不同的实例
A degree or amount by which things differ.
差异的程度：不同的程度或数量
A specific point or element that distinguishes one thing from another.
不同点：指一件事物与另外的事物区分开的特殊点或部分
A noticeable change or effect:
效果，改变：值得注意的变化或效果：
例句：
Exercise has made a difference in her health.
锻炼使她的健康有显著的改变



A disagreement or controversy.
意见分歧：不一致或有争议
A cause of a disagreement or controversy.
意见分歧的原因：不一致或有争议的原因
Discrimination in taste or choice; distinction.
区别，分别：在品味或选择上的区别；差别
Mathematics
【数学】
The amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another.
差额：一个数在数量上多于或少于一个数的数值
The amount that remains after one quantity is subtracted from another.
差数：一个数减去另一个数剩下的差值
Archaic A distinct mark or peculiarity.
【古语】 特别，特色：独特的标记或特殊的东西
v.tr.（及物动词）
dif.fer.enced,dif.fer.enc.ing,dif.fer.enc.es
To distinguish or differentiate.
辨别，区分

<参考词汇><同义词>difference,dissimilarity,unlikeness,divergence,variation,distinction,discrepancyThese nouns refer to a lack of correspondence or agreement.
这些名词都是指缺乏相符或一致。
Difference is the most general:
Difference 是最常见：
例句：
differences in color and size;
颜色和尺寸间的差别；

例句：
a difference of opinion.
观点的差异。

Dissimilarity is difference between things otherwise alike or capable of close comparison:
Dissimilarity 是指在其它方面很相似或非常类似的事物间的差异：
例句：
a striking dissimilarity between the personalities of the sisters.
姐妹间个性的显著差异。

Unlikeness usually implies greater and more obvious difference:
Unlikeness 经常暗含着较大和较明显的差别：
例句：
more likeness than unlikeness among children of that age.
那个年龄的孩子们间的相似远多于差异。

Divergence suggests an often gradually increasing difference between things originally similar:
Divergence 是指原本相似的事物间逐渐增加的差异
例句：
points of divergence between British and American English.
英语和美语间的不同点。

Variation is difference between things of the same class or species;often it refers to modification of something original, prescribed, or typical:
Vairation 指相同等级或种类的差异，通常指原始的、指定的或典型的事物的变更：
例句：
variations in temperature;
温度的变化；

例句：
a variation in shape.
形状的变化。

Distinction often means a difference in detail between like or related things, determinable only by close inspection:
Distiaction 通常的意思为相似的或相关的事物间的细节差异，只能通过仔细的检查才能确定的：
例句：
the distinction in meaning between .good. and .excellent.. A
.好的.和.出色.两词的词义差别。

discrepancy is a difference between things that should correspond or match, as a conflict in two accounts of an incident:
Discrenpancy 是指本应一致或匹配的事物，因意外条件而不一致，造成了事物间的差异：
例句：
a discrepancy between what was promised and what was done.
所说的和所做的之间的差异