| 释义 | ☞ divergedivergence /daɪvɜːdʒəns; name daɪvɜːrdʒəns/  [countable, uncountable]  (formal) the amount by which sth is different from sth else差异;分歧◆there is a wide divergence of opinion within the group.群体内部存在着严重的意见分歧。note 辨析 variance or divergence? variance  is used especially in technical contexts, for example when analysing figures;  divergence  is used especially to talk about the  opinions  or  views  of groups of people. * variance 尤用于专业语境,如数字分析; divergence 尤与 opinion 和 view 搭配,指群体间的意见分歧◆considerable divergence in pay ◆a wide variance of opinion ☞ diverge divergencen [c,u] |