柯林斯詞典variance /?v??r??ns/ 1. PHRASE If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other. 與…相矛盾[正式] Many of his statements were at variance with the facts. 他的許多陳述都與事實(shí)相矛盾。 返回 variance劍橋詞典[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] formal the fact that two or more things are different, or the amount or number by which they are different 分歧；不同；差異 There has been some unusual variance in temperature this month . 本月氣溫有些異常變化。 I could detect subtle variances in fragrance as we strolled through the garden . 我們?cè)诨▓@散步時(shí)，我可以聞出不同香味間的細(xì)微差異。 [ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ] law US specialized official permission to do something that is not normally allowed 特殊許可 We had to get a (zoning ) variance before we could build the extension on our house . 我們擴(kuò)建房屋前必須獲得（城市區(qū)劃）特殊許可。 ?be at variance (with sb/sth) to be in disagreement with someone or something, or to be different from him, her, or it 與…有分歧；與…存在差異 Young people's reactions to world events are often at variance with those of their parents . 年輕人對(duì)國(guó)際大事的反應(yīng)往往與父輩們存在差異。 Her public and private personas are at variance. 她在公衆(zhòng)和私下表現(xiàn)出的人格麪貌竝不一致。 返回 variance