variance
nounOPAL W
/ˈveəriəns/
/ˈveriəns/, /ˈværiəns/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)Idioms - the amount by which something changes or is different from something else
变化幅度；差额 - variance in temperature
温差 - a note with subtle variances of pitch
音高有细微变化的音符
词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin variantia ‘difference’, from the verb variare, from varius ‘diverse’. - variance in temperature
Idioms
at variance (with somebody/something)
- (formal) disagreeing with or opposing somebody/something
看法不一；矛盾；冲突 - These conclusions are totally at variance with the evidence.
这些结论与证据完全相悖。 - He uttered a string of oaths, so oddly at variance with his usual smooth and civilized manner.
他发了一连串的誓，这与他一贯的圆滑和文明的态度有很大的不同。
- These conclusions are totally at variance with the evidence.