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deviance from [something]
The study measured deviance from the social norm.
这项研究测量了偏离社会规范的行为。
越轨行为；偏差行为
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越轨行为；偏差行为
behavior that deviates from the norm
The study measured deviance from the social norm.
这项研究测量了偏离社会规范的行为。
违反法律和习俗等正式和非正式文化规范的行为
Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
与预期不同的人或事物
A person or thing that differs from the expected.
The study focuses on deviance in teenage social groups.
这项研究关注青少年社交群体中的越轨行为。
His article explains why deviance is not always criminal.
他的文章解释了为什么越轨行为不总是犯罪。
Some forms of deviance, such as unusual dress, are harmless.
有些形式的越轨行为，比如穿着奇特，是无害的。
The study measured deviance from the social norm.
这项研究测量了偏离社会规范的行为。
常用形容词包括 social, criminal, sexual 等。
Social deviance is often stigmatized.
社会越轨行为常常被污名化。
动词常为 commit, engage in, exhibit 等。
The group engaged in deviance despite the rules.
该团体不顾规则从事越轨行为。
Not this
His deviance behavior was punished.
Use this
His deviant behavior was punished.
形容词误用：'deviance' 是名词，不能修饰名词；应使用其形容词形式 'deviant' 来修饰 'behavior'。
Not this
He committed a deviance against the rules.
Use this
He engaged in deviance against the rules.
搭配错误：'deviance' 通常不可数，不与 'commit a' 搭配；常用 'engage in deviance' 或 'an act of deviance'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
社会越轨行为
The course examines social deviance and its causes.
这门课程考察社会越轨行为及其原因。
统计偏差
A score far from the mean is a form of statistical deviance.
远离平均值的分数是一种统计偏差。
偏离规范
Deviance from norms can result in social sanctions.
偏离规范可能导致社会制裁。
青少年越轨行为
The program aims to reduce juvenile deviance.
该计划旨在减少青少年越轨行为。
犯罪与越轨
The sociology of crime and deviance is a popular course.
犯罪与越轨社会学是一门受欢迎的课程。
文化越轨
Cultural deviance may be accepted in a subculture.
文化越轨在亚文化中可能被接受。
越轨并非行为本身的固有特质，而是他人对“违规者”运用规则与制裁后产生的结果。
From Howard S. Becker's 'Outsiders' (1963), a foundational text in the sociology of deviance.
出自霍华德·S·贝克尔的《局外人》（1963），这是越轨社会学领域的奠基之作。
Use deviance naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 devi- 联想成 deviate（偏离），-ance 是名词后缀：偏离社会规范的行为就是 deviance。
语域：formal 常见场景：社会学、犯罪学、学术写作 deviance 比较正式，多用于社会学、犯罪学等学术语境，常指偏离社会规范或预期的行为；日常口语中较少使用，可改用 wrongdoing、abnormal behavior 等更直白的说法。
These words do not rhyme with deviance /ˈdiːviəns/; they only share the spelling ending -iance. Each has a different stressed vowel, e.g., variance /ˈvɛriəns/, compliance /kəmˈplaɪəns/, defiance /dɪˈfaɪəns/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.