discord

pronunciation

UK [ˈdɪskɔːd]word uk audio image

US [ˈdɪskɔːrd] word us audio image

  • n.
    不和
    不调和
    嘈杂声
  • v.
    不一致
    [乐]不谐和,发乱音

Word Origin

discord 纷争

dis-, 不,非,使相反。-cord, 心,一致,词源同heart, cordial. 即不同心的,引起纷争的。

Example

1. The troops arriving from neighbouring countries may sow further discord .
邻国军队抵达之后可能会进一步种下不和纷争的种子。
2. The goal is consensus : better bland accord than public discord .
目标是一致的:平淡乏味的和谐总比公开的不和要好些。
3. Discord grows when gunmen storm the monastery on christmas eve , demanding medical supplies .
不和随着持枪歹徒为了医疗物品而在圣诞夜对修道院的攻击在滋长。
4. Some fear china connived in his escape , hoping to sow discord among exiled tibetans .
有些人担心中国默许了他的流亡,旨在希望他能够在流亡的藏民间散播不和。
5. But the g20 discord matters , because the rebalance still has a long way to go .
但g20的不和确实会造成一定影响,因为这种再平衡还有很长一段路要走。

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