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variance

UK //ˈveə.ri.əns//US //ˈver.i.əns//

词源

源自拉丁语 'variantia'(变化),经由古法语 'variance' 进入英语,最初用于描述差异或变化的状态。

noun

❶ 指事物之间的差异或变化程度,常用于统计学中表示数据点与平均值的偏离程度。

“There is a significant variance in test scores between the two classes.”

(两个班级的测试成绩存在显著差异。)

“The variance in temperature this month is unusually high.”

(本月气温的变化幅度异常大。)

❶ 法律或正式场合中指意见或立场的分歧,通常用于描述官方文件或决策中的不一致。

“The board members were in variance over the proposed policy.”

(董事会成员对提议的政策存在分歧。)

“The judge noted a variance between the witness statements.”

(法官注意到证人陈述之间存在不一致。)

同义词:difference, discrepancy, divergence

常见短语

at variance — 表示与某事物不一致或存在冲突,常用于描述观点、事实或行为之间的矛盾。

“His actions were at variance with his words.”

(他的言行不一致。)