- 1nB2
/dɪˈskrepənsi/
A failure to match between two amounts, details, or reports that should agree.
差異；出入
複數 discrepancies
核心畫面
Picture two figures that ought to match — the till and the receipts, two witnesses' accounts — laid side by side, and they do not. A discrepancy is that gap. The word only makes sense where was expected, so it always implies a question: which one is wrong, and why?
可以想成：兩個本來應該一致的數字——收銀機和單據、兩份證詞——並排放在一起，卻對不起來。discrepancy 就是…更多收起
可以想成：兩個本來應該一致的數字——收銀機和單據、兩份證詞——並排放在一起，卻對不起來。discrepancy 就是那個對不上的差距。這個字只有在「本來預期會一樣」的地方才成立，所以它一出現就帶著一個問題：哪一邊錯了，為什麼？原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
discrepancynoun/dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/
- 1
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
- They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.
- Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.
- 2
The state or quality of being discrepant.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。