| 单词 | variance |
| 释义 | Word family noun variable variance variant variety variability variation adjective variable ≠ invariable varied various verb vary adverb variably ≠ invariably variously var·i·ance /ˈveəriəns $ ˈver-/ AWL noun 1 be at variance (with somebody/something) formalDIFFERENT if two people or things are at variance with each other, they do not agree or are very different (与某人/某事物)有分歧；(与某人/某事物)有冲突 Tradition and culture are often at variance with the needs of modern living. 传统和文化常常与现代生活的需要有冲突。2 [countable, uncountable] formalDIFFERENT the amount by which two or more things are different or by which they change 〔数量的〕差异，不一致，变化幅度 → differential a price variance of 5% 5%的价格差异3 [countable] American English law the official permission to do something different from what is normally allowed 豁免，特免 The developer requested a variance to build a shopping center on the east side of town. 开发商要求获得特免，在城东建造一座购物中心。Examples from the Corpusvariance• The church requested a variance to expand its parking lot.• There was, moreover, a vehemence of utterance and gesture curiously at variance with the reticence of our Virginians.• This was at variance with the Eurocheque system as exempted by the Commission in 1984.• A little variance in forecast numbers may be anticipated as a consequence.• Survey data indicate no variance in church attendance between blue- and white-collar workers.• Tobacco consumption was the most important factor to explain the variance.• The variance explained by these two simulations is 60.8% and 60.6%, respectively.From Longman Business Dictionaryvariancevar‧i‧ance /ˈveəriənsˈver-/ noun1[uncountable] the amount by which two or more things are differentThere’s a wide variance in the two sets of data.2[countable, uncountable]ACCOUNTING the difference between what something actually costs and its usual or standard cost, or its cost when calculated earlierA significant variance is one amounting to more than 10% of the allocated budget.3[countable] American EnglishLAW an arrangement in which a court of law allows a company to do something that would not normally be allowedSYN BrE exemptionThe authoritygranted a variance so the company could install the satellite dish.4[countable] American English an arrangement in which a local government authority allows someone to do something to their property that would not normally be allowedvar·i·ance nounChineseSyllable two Corpus at or variance people are if each things with Business |
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