英语单词词义辨析 词汇精选：difference的用法和辨析

词汇精选：difference的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,不同，差别，差异 [U,C],例句：,Whether it rains or not makes no difference to me.,下不下雨对我来说都一样。,例句：,Can you tell the difference beeen an ape and a monkey?,你能区分猿和猴吗？,差数，差额 [U],例句：,The difference in temperature beeen the day and the night there is thirty degrees.,那里白天与黑夜的温差是三十度。,例句：,The difference is 8532.,差数为8532。,意见分歧 [C],例句：,That is the root cause of all our differences.,那是我们一切分歧的根源。,例句：,Was there a difference of opinion over what to do with the Nobel Prize money?,在如何利用那笔诺贝尔奖金的问题上有不同意见吗？,二、词义辨析：,difference,distinction,discrepancy,discrimination,这些名词都有“差别，区别”之意。difference普通用词，可指事物本质上的差异或数量上的差额，也可指事物在某一方面的差别，还可指人们之间的不同意见。 distinction较正式用词，除指事物在本质上的差别外，还指在某一方面或某一细节上的区分，要在认真观察、研究后才易觉察。discrepancy多用于言论和记述方面，指两物之间缺乏使之相似或平衡的协调。discrimination侧重指在判断、见识方面的差别，也可指待遇上的区别。,三、相关短语：,difference limen,听觉锐度，最小可觉差,difference threshold,最小可觉差,potential difference,n. 位差；势差,四、参考例句：,The difference is 8532.,差数为8532。,The greatest difference was noted in extension.,伸展测试的差异是最显著的。,Did you notice the sensible difference?,你注意到明显的差别了吗？,Each and every difference contains contradiction.,每一个差异中无不包含矛盾。,That intolerable difference proscribed the word.,那种无法容忍的差别排斥了这个词。,How do we calculate the difference?,我们怎样计算差额？,The difference an inch makes is amazing.,偏离中间一英寸的效果十分惊艳！,One honest man can make a difference.,有一个老实人就可以大变样。,There is no difference beeen the sexes.,男女之间没有差别。,Flowers make no difference to this room.,这房间有没有花没什么区别。