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disparity between [noun] and [noun]
The disparity between the rich and the poor continues to widen.
富人和穷人之间的差距继续扩大。
不一致；差异，不等
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不一致；差异，不等
inequality or difference, especially in amount or quality
The disparity between the rich and the poor continues to widen.
富人和穷人之间的差距继续扩大。
不平等；差异
The state of being unequal; difference.
某方面的不平等或差异
inequality or difference in some respect
不一致；不协调
Incongruity.
The growing disparity between the rich and the poor in the city has become a major social concern.
该城市贫富之间日益增长的差距已成为一个主要的社会问题。
Their relationship faced criticism due to the significant age disparity of twenty years.
他们的关系因二十岁的显著年龄差距而面临批评。
The government is working to reduce regional disparities in educational resources.
政府正致力于减少教育资源上的地区差异。
The disparity between the rich and the poor continues to widen.
富人和穷人之间的差距继续扩大。
There is a large disparity in income across different regions.
不同地区的收入存在巨大差异。
The disparity of opportunity leads to social inequality.
机会不均导致社会不平等。
Not this
There is a disparity with the two groups.
Use this
There is a disparity between the two groups.
中文学习者常将介词用错。在英语中，表示两者间的差异时，disparity 后应接 between，而非 with。
Not this
The two groups disparity in income.
Use this
The two groups have a disparity in income.
disparity 是名词，不能像动词一样直接接宾语。需要添加谓语动词 have 或存在句式 there is。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
收入差距
The income disparity between the rich and the poor is growing.
富人和穷人之间的收入差距正在扩大。
地区差异
There is a significant regional disparity in educational resources.
教育资源存在显著的地区差异。
巨大差异
There is a wide disparity in the quality of healthcare across the country.
全国各地医疗保健质量存在巨大差异。
财富差距
The disparity in wealth between the upper and lower classes is alarming.
上层和下层阶级之间的财富差距令人担忧。
之间的差异
The disparity between urban and rural areas is still evident.
城乡之间的差异仍然明显。
缩小差距
The government aims to reduce the disparity in access to education.
政府旨在缩小教育机会的差距。
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dis-（分开）+ parity（同等）→ 分开同等，即差异、不等
语域：formal 常见场景：经济不平等、医疗资源差异、教育机会差距 通常用于正式或书面语境，描述群体间在收入、健康、教育等方面的显著差异或不等，多出现在学术、政策或社会议题讨论中。
Only words with stress on the second syllable and the vowel /ɛ/ rhyme with 'disparity'. Examples: prosperity, serenity, sincerity. Words such as parity, clarity, and charity share the -ity ending but have first-syllable stress with /æ/, so they do not rhyme.
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