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difference 音标拼音: [d'ɪfɚəns] [d'ɪfrəns] n. 不同,差别,区别,分歧,争论 不同,差别,区别,分歧,争论 difference差异 difference差分 差 差异 difference n 1: the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; " there are many differences between jazz and rock" [ ant: { sameness}] 2: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; " the deviation from the mean" [ synonym: { deviation}, { divergence}, { departure}, { difference}] 3: a disagreement or argument about something important; " he had a dispute with his wife"; " there were irreconcilable differences"; " the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats" [ synonym: { dispute}, { difference}, { difference of opinion}, { conflict}] 4: a significant change; " the difference in her is amazing"; " his support made a real difference" 5: the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend [ synonym: { remainder}, { difference}] Difference \ Dif" fer* ence\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Differenced}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Differencing}.] To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different; to distinguish. [ 1913 Webster] Thou mayest difference gods from men. -- Chapman. [ 1913 Webster] Kings, in receiving justice and undergoing trial, are not differenced from the meanest subject. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] So completely differenced by their separate and individual characters that we at once acknowledge them as distinct persons. -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster]
Difference \ Dif" fer* ence\, n. [ F. diff[' e] rence, L. differentia.] 1. The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what is the difference between the innocent and the guilty? [ 1913 Webster] Differencies of administration, but the same Lord. -- 1 Cor. xii. 5. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel; hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy. [ 1913 Webster] What was the difference? It was a contention in public. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Away therefore went I with the constable, leaving the old warden and the young constable to compose their difference as they could. -- T. Ellwood. [ 1913 Webster] 3. That by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute. [ 1913 Webster] The marks and differences of sovereignty. -- Davies. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Choice; preference. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] That now he chooseth with vile difference To be a beast, and lack intelligence. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Her.) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the same. See { Augmentation}, and { Marks of cadency}, under { Cadency}. [ 1913 Webster] 6. ( Logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia. [ 1913 Webster] 7. ( Math.) The quantity by which one quantity differs from another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one from the other. [ 1913 Webster] { Ascensional difference}. See under { Ascensional}. Syn: Distinction; dissimilarity; dissimilitude; variation; diversity; variety; contrariety; disagreement; variance; contest; contention; dispute; controversy; debate; quarrel; wrangle; strife. 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