discrepancy

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Sự khác biệt, sự mâu thuẫn

BrE /dɪsˈkrepənsi/ AmE /dɪsˈkrepənsi/

noun en → vi

1 DIFFERENCE [singular] B1

Sự khác biệt, sự mâu thuẫn

a difference between two or more facts, ideas, etc. that should be the same but are not

  • there is a discrepancy between A and B

Collocations discrepancy in the figures · discrepancy in the accounts

  • There was a discrepancy between what he said and what she remembered.

    Có sự khác biệt giữa những gì anh ấy nói và những gì cô ấy nhớ.

2 INCONSISTENCY [singular] B1

Sự mâu thuẫn, sự không nhất quán

an inconsistency or contradiction in a statement, story, etc.

  • there is a discrepancy in A

Collocations discrepancy in the story · discrepancy in the evidence

  • There was a discrepancy in his account of what happened.

    Có sự mâu thuẫn trong câu chuyện mà anh ấy kể lại.