deviation

英 [diːvɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n]美 ['divɪ'eʃən]

n. 偏差；误差；背离

1. de- "off" + via "way" => devi- "turn aside, off the way" + -ation => deviation.
2. => turn out of the way.

deviation (n.)

1640s, noun of action from deviate (v.). Statistical sense is from 1858. Related: Deviational.

1. A 10 to 15 percent deviation is considered acceptable.

10%至15%的离差是可以接受的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. deviation from the previously accepted norms

违背事先接受的准则

来自《权威词典》

3. Any deviation from the party's faith is seen as betrayal.

任何对党的信仰的偏离被视作背叛.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence.

失之毫厘,谬以千里.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. To abstain from meat was a serious deviation.

茹素是比较严重的反常行为。

来自辞典例句

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