discord
noun /ˈdɪskɔːd/
/ˈdɪskɔːrd/
- [uncountable] (formal) disagreement; arguing
不一致;不和;纷争 - marital/family discord
夫妻/家庭不和 - A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings.
事件进程中出现了不和的征兆。 - The contrasts between rich and poor nations are a source of discord.
国家之间贫富分化是纠纷的根源。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- internal
- family
- marital
- …
- hint
- note
- cause
- create
- sow
- …
- a source of discord
- marital/family discord
- [countable, uncountable] (music
) a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together音乐 Topics Musicc2不协和和弦 compare harmony
词源Middle English: from Old French descord (noun), descorder (verb), from Latin discordare, from discors ‘discordant’, from dis- (expressing negation, reversal) + cor, cord- ‘heart’.