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- discrepancy (n.)[discrepancy 词源字典]
- mid-15c. (discrepance), from Latin discrepantia "discordance, discrepancy," from discrepantem (nominative discrepans), present participle of discrepare "sound differently, differ," from dis- "apart, off" (see dis-) + crepare "to rattle, crack" (see raven). Related: Discrepancies.[discrepancy etymology, discrepancy origin, 英语词源]