Word · Frequency #528
differences
不同；差异
differences is the plural of difference.
The state or quality of being unlike or different.
- 1.
The quality of being different.
不同的特质
- 2.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
不相似或不同的性质
- 3.
A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
使某物与其他不同的特征
- 4.
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
偏离标准或规范的变异
- 5.
A disagreement or argument.
分歧或争论
- 6.
a disagreement or argument about something important
关于重要事项的分歧或争论
- 7.
Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
对情况或状态的显著变化或影响
- 8.
The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
减法的结果；有时指该结果的绝对值
- 9.
An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
在纹章上添加以区分两个人的标志
- 10.
The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
构成物种的特质或属性；不同点
- 11.
A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
布尔运算,当两个输入变量不同为真,否则为假；异或运算
区别；不同点；差距；偏差；分歧；争论；影响；作用；差；差数
In use
There is a big difference between the two options.
Can you see any difference in color?
We need to discuss our differences and find a solution.
there are many differences between jazz and rock
there were irreconcilable differences
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？
a difference in sth
用于指出某方面的不同。
There is a big difference in price between the two cars.
Connections
Collocations
- make a difference
- 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。
- tell the difference
- 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？
- big difference
- 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。
- age difference
- 年龄差异
- Their age difference is ten years.他们的年龄差异是十岁。
- difference of opinion
- 意见分歧
- We had a difference of opinion on the budget.我们在预算上意见不一。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
difference = 不同；想象两个苹果，一个红一个绿，它们的颜色就是差异（difference）。
Context & Register
中性词汇，常用于日常和正式语境中表示不同或差异。
Grammar Note
常用结构：difference between A and B（A和B之间的差异）, difference in sth（在某方面的差异）
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均以 “-ence” 结尾，与 difference 拼写相似，但发音不同。没有与 difference 严格押韵的词。注意各词重音和元音差异，如 difference 重音在首音节，而 experience 重音在第二音节；silence/science 等首音节元音为 /aɪ/，不同于 /ɪ/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.