the difference between A and B
常用于对比两个事物。
Can you tell me the difference between these two words?
你能告诉我这两个词之间的区别吗？
区别；不同之处
differences — plural of difference
不同；差异；差；差额；差数；分歧；争执；影响；变化；偏差；偏离
a way in which two or more things are not the same; a distinguishing feature
不同的特质
The quality of being different.
不相似或不同的性质
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
使某物与其他不同的特征
A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
偏离标准或规范的变异
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
分歧或争论
A disagreement or argument.
关于重要事项的分歧或争论
a disagreement or argument about something important
对情况或状态的显著变化或影响
Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
减法的结果；有时指该结果的绝对值
The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
在纹章上添加以区分两个人的标志
An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
构成物种的特质或属性；不同点
The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
布尔运算,当两个输入变量不同为真,否则为假；异或运算
A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
What is the main difference between these two phones?
这两款手机的主要区别是什么？
用法提示：“difference”作名词，表示两者之间的“区别/不同之处”。
AI contextual example
I can see a big difference in her attitude after the holiday.
假期过后，我看到她的态度有了很大的不同。
用法提示：“difference”作名词，表示“不同、变化”。
AI contextual example
There are many differences between British and American English.
英式英语和美式英语之间有很多不同之处。
用法提示：“differences”是“difference”的复数形式，作名词，表示“不同之处”。
AI contextual example
常用于对比两个事物。
Can you tell me the difference between these two words?
你能告诉我这两个词之间的区别吗？
用于指出某方面的不同。
There is a big difference in price between the two cars.
这两辆车在价格上有很大差异。
固定短语，意为产生影响。
Your help made a huge difference to our project.
你的帮助对我们的项目产生了巨大影响。
用于表示区分或辨别。
I can't tell the difference between the twins.
我分不清这对双胞胎。
常指细微或品质上的差异，多用于对比相似事物
强调矛盾或不符，常用于数据、事实等
指显著或不平等的差距，常见于社会、经济领域
较正式，指缺乏相似性
指同类事物间的变化或偏差
grammar · medium
易错句子It is difference.
正确表达It is different.
误将名词 'difference' 用作形容词，英语中 'difference' 是名词，需用形容词 'different' 来描述性质。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many difference between them.
正确表达There are many differences between them.
可数名词 'difference' 在表示多个差异时必须加复数后缀 '-es'，不能省略。
与差异（不同）相对，强调完全一致的状态
与差异相对，强调无差别或高度相似
difference 是名词，different 是形容词，不可直接互换。
distinction 常指显赫或细微的差别，而 difference 泛指一般不同。
产生影响，起作用
Even small changes can make a big difference.
即使微小的改变也能产生很大的影响。
区分区别
Can you tell the difference between these two paintings?
你能区分这两幅画的不同吗？
很大的不同
There's a big difference between knowing and doing.
知道和做之间有巨大的差异。
年龄差异
Their age difference is ten years.
他们的年龄差异是十岁。
意见分歧
We had a difference of opinion on the budget.
我们在预算上意见不一。
differ (root)
differ + -ent
different + -ly
different + -iate
differentiate + -ion
in- + difference
dis- (apart) + fer (carry) + -ence (state)
dis- (apart) + fer (carry)
dis- (apart) + fer (carry) + -ent (adjective suffix)
差异通常通过比较来发现
对比突出事物之间的差异
区别强调不同之处
细微的差异需要细致分析
差异可能导致不一致的情况
有影响，起作用
Your donation can make a difference in someone's life.
你的捐款可以改变一个人的生活。
折中，妥协
We couldn't agree on the price, so we decided to split the difference.
我们无法就价格达成一致，所以决定折中。
找出不同之处
Children love playing spot the difference puzzles.
孩子们喜欢玩找不同游戏。
平凡与非凡的区别在于那一点额外的努力。
There is a big difference in quality between these two products.
这两种产品在质量上有很大的不同。
多半死去和完全死去之间有很大的区别。
Can you see the difference between the two paintings?
你能看出这两幅画之间的区别吗？
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.