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词汇 disparity
释义 disparity
noun[ C or U ]
 formaluk /dɪˈspær.ə.ti/ us /dɪˈsper.ə.t̬i/
a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair: 不平等;(不公平的)差异
disparity betweenthe growing disparity between rich and poor正在加剧的贫富悬殊
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

a difference
differenceWhat's the difference between the two cars?
distinctionThere's a clear distinction between the two countries' cultures.
contrastI like the contrast of those red shoes with your black suit.
discrepancyThere is some discrepancy between the two accounts.
chasmThere is a widening chasm between public health officials and popular opinion.
gulfPeace talks attempted to bridge the gulf between the two warring nations.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Different and difference
altered
alternative
anomalous
another
anything
disjunctive
disparate
disparately
dissimilar
dissimilarly
make the differenceidiom
misc.
misfit
new
newness
unreflective
unrepresentative
unrepresentativeness
unstandardized
untraditional

disparity | American Dictionary


disparity
noun[ C/U ]
us/dɪˈspær·ɪ·t̬i/
a lack of equality and similarity, esp. in a way that is not fair:
[ C ]He will oppose a gross disparity in salary increases between teachers and other state employees.

disparity | Business English


disparity
noun[ C or U ]
 ECONOMICSuk /dɪˈspærəti/uspluraldisparities
a situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair:
economic/income/pay disparityManhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor residents outside Puerto Rico.
growing/huge/increasing disparity
One of her priorities will be to eliminate pay disparity between men and women for equal work.
The state has been criticized nationally for large disparities in spending among school districts.

Examples of disparity


disparity
The unit responded strongly when the edge was at a 0-pixel disparity in the middle of its receptive field.
The spatial receptive-field structure of these selection units suggests that they may be sensitive to disparity contrast.
These disparities could be explained by the different roles that livestock plays in different settings.
The model can only accurately represent the disparity of frontoparallel surfaces.
In other words, during training the error signal indicated only what disparities were present in the image.
One of the difficulties of these simulations resides in the disparity of scales, in time and in space, which must be resolved.
However, although bioethicists see the importance of the disparities, there is relatively little in-depth discussion specifically addressing the implications of disparities for medical decisions.
However, despite the obvious disparity in outcomes, the process can still be regarded as a fundamentally egalitarian one.
Rather, although ageing effects are apparent, generational replacement is also responsible for age disparities.
Some disparity at the higher-paying levels is evidently caused by the fact that people in these occupations tend to be older.
Despite federal government and other institutional efforts to reduce these health disparities, they still affect many people.
To use a handy metaphor, it would be a very costly process, given the great disparity in resting levels, so the processor avoids it.
Indeed, wage competition and glaring disparities in working conditions not only quickened labour mobility but also provoked industrial action.
Aside from the difficulties in obtaining reliable data, the subject of the disparities in mortality rates came under scrutiny as various explanations were offered.
This demonstrates that pterosaurs and birds visited the same habitat, but the large size disparity suggests that they occupied different ecological niches.
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Collocations withdisparity


disparity

These are words often used in combination with disparity.

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considerable disparity
Similarly, there may be considerable disparity in the criterion of perceived expediency between developed and developing countries.
disparity of treatment
But that is surely a sufficiently significant difference to warrant the disparityoftreatment between the two groups.
disparity of wealth
Sadly, it also has the greatest disparityofwealth.
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