difference

詳細解釋：

dif.fer.ence

n.Abbr. dif.,diff.（名詞）縮寫 dif.,diff.
The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.
不同，相異：性質或條件上的不相同或不一致

An instance of disparity or unlikeness.
相異的實例：不等或不同的實例
A degree or amount by which things differ.
差異的程度：不同的程度或數量
A specific point or element that distinguishes one thing from another.
不同點：指一件事物與另外的事物區分開的特殊點或部分
A noticeable change or effect:
效果，改變：值得注意的變化或效果：
例句：
Exercise has made a difference in her health.
鍛鍊使她的健康有顯著的改變

A disagreement or controversy.
意見分歧：不一致或有爭議
A cause of a disagreement or controversy.
意見分歧的原因：不一致或有爭議的原因
Discrimination in taste or choice; distinction.
區別，分別：在品味或選擇上的區別；差別
Mathematics
【數學】
The amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another.
差額：一個數在數量上多於或少於一個數的數值
The amount that remains after one quantity is subtracted from another.
差數：一個數減去另一個數剩下的差值
Archaic A distinct mark or peculiarity.
【古語】 特別，特色：獨特的標記或特殊的東西
v.tr.（及物動詞）
dif.fer.enced,dif.fer.enc.ing,dif.fer.enc.es
To distinguish or differentiate.
辨別，區分

<參考辭彙><同義詞>difference,dissimilarity,unlikeness,divergence,variation,distinction,discrepancyThese nouns refer to a lack of correspondence or agreement.
這些名詞都是指缺乏相符或一致。
Difference is the most general:
Difference 是最常見：
例句：
differences in color and size;
顏色和尺寸間的差別；

例句：
a difference of opinion.
觀點的差異。

Dissimilarity is difference between things otherwise alike or capable of close comparison:
Dissimilarity 是指在其它方面很相似或非常類似的事物間的差異：
例句：
a striking dissimilarity between the personalities of the sisters.
姐妹間個性的顯著差異。

Unlikeness usually implies greater and more obvious difference:
Unlikeness 經常暗含著較大和較明顯的差別：
例句：
more likeness than unlikeness among children of that age.
那個年齡的孩子們間的相似遠多於差異。

Divergence suggests an often gradually increasing difference between things originally similar:
Divergence 是指原本相似的事物間逐漸增加的差異
例句：
points of divergence between British and American English.
英文和美語間的不同點。

Variation is difference between things of the same class or species;often it refers to modification of something original, prescribed, or typical:
Vairation 指相同等級或種類的差異，通常指原始的、指定的或典型的事物的變更：
例句：
variations in temperature;
溫度的變化；

例句：
a variation in shape.
形狀的變化。

Distinction often means a difference in detail between like or related things, determinable only by close inspection:
Distiaction 通常的意思為相似的或相關的事物間的細節差異，只能通過仔細的檢查才能確定的：
例句：
the distinction in meaning between .good. and .excellent.. A
.好的.和.出色.兩詞的詞義差別。

discrepancy is a difference between things that should correspond or match, as a conflict in two accounts of an incident:
Discrenpancy 是指本應一致或匹配的事物，因意外條件而不一致，造成了事物間的差異：
例句：
a discrepancy between what was promised and what was done.
所說的和所做的之間的差異