difference, distinction, discrepancy, discrimination

名詞 difference:

1. the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
   同義詞：deviation, divergence, departure
3. a disagreement or argument about something important
   同義詞：dispute, difference of opinion, conflict
4. a significant change
5. the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
   同義詞：remainder

1. It won't make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow.
   你今天或明天去沒有多大關系。
2. Flowers make no difference to this room.
   這房間有沒有花沒什么區(qū)別。

dif.fer.ence

n.Abbr. dif.,diff.（名詞）縮寫 dif.,diff.
The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.
不同，相異：性質或條件上的不相同或不一致

An instance of disparity or unlikeness.
相異的實例：不等或不同的實例
A degree or amount by which things differ.
差異的程度：不同的程度或數(shù)量
A specific point or element that distinguishes one thing from another.
不同點：指一件事物與另外的事物區(qū)分開的特殊點或部分
A noticeable change or effect:
效果，改變：值得注意的變化或效果：
例句：
Exercise has made a difference in her health.
鍛煉使她的健康有顯著的改變

A disagreement or controversy.
意見分歧：不一致或有爭議
A cause of a disagreement or controversy.
意見分歧的原因：不一致或有爭議的原因
Discrimination in taste or choice; distinction.
區(qū)別，分別：在品味或選擇上的區(qū)別；差別
Mathematics
【數(shù)學】
The amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another.
差額：一個數(shù)在數(shù)量上多于或少于一個數(shù)的數(shù)值
The amount that remains after one quantity is subtracted from another.
差數(shù)：一個數(shù)減去另一個數(shù)剩下的差值
Archaic A distinct mark or peculiarity.
【古語】 特別，特色：獨特的標記或特殊的東西
v.tr.（及物動詞）
dif.fer.enced,dif.fer.enc.ing,dif.fer.enc.es
To distinguish or differentiate.
辨別，區(qū)分

<參考詞匯><同義詞>difference,dissimilarity,unlikeness,divergence,variation,distinction,discrepancyThese nouns refer to a lack of correspondence or agreement.
這些名詞都是指缺乏相符或一致。
Difference is the most general:
Difference 是最常見：
例句：
differences in color and size;
顏色和尺寸間的差別；

例句：
a difference of opinion.
觀點的差異。

Dissimilarity is difference between things otherwise alike or capable of close comparison:
Dissimilarity 是指在其它方面很相似或非常類似的事物間的差異：
例句：
a striking dissimilarity between the personalities of the sisters.
姐妹間個性的顯著差異。

Unlikeness usually implies greater and more obvious difference:
Unlikeness 經常暗含著較大和較明顯的差別：
例句：
more likeness than unlikeness among children of that age.
那個年齡的孩子們間的相似遠多于差異。

Divergence suggests an often gradually increasing difference between things originally similar:
Divergence 是指原本相似的事物間逐漸增加的差異
例句：
points of divergence between British and American English.
英語和美語間的不同點。

Variation is difference between things of the same class or species;often it refers to modification of something original, prescribed, or typical:
Vairation 指相同等級或種類的差異，通常指原始的、指定的或典型的事物的變更：
例句：
variations in temperature;
溫度的變化；

例句：
a variation in shape.
形狀的變化。

Distinction often means a difference in detail between like or related things, determinable only by close inspection:
Distiaction 通常的意思為相似的或相關的事物間的細節(jié)差異，只能通過仔細的檢查才能確定的：
例句：
the distinction in meaning between .good. and .excellent.. A
.好的.和.出色.兩詞的詞義差別。

discrepancy is a difference between things that should correspond or match, as a conflict in two accounts of an incident:
Discrenpancy 是指本應一致或匹配的事物，因意外條件而不一致，造成了事物間的差異：
例句：
a discrepancy between what was promised and what was done.
所說的和所做的之間的差異