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disparity
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

disparity [dɪs'pærətɪ] [dɪs'pærɪtɪ]
  1. 1. noun 职位地位数量、质量等的)不等不同相异差异差别悬殊
  2. 2. noun 不协调不一致不相称

Collins English-English Dictionary

disparity [dɪ'spærɪtɪ]
  1. 1. n inequality or difference, as in age, rank, wages, etc
  2. 2. n dissimilarity

Examples

The French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu wrote many books about the social disparity in society.
法国社会学家皮埃尔·布迪厄写了很多论述社会分化方面的书。
年龄差别
disparity in age
力量悬殊
a great disparity in strength
众寡悬殊
a great disparity in numbers
差别
difference; disparity
你俩粗估出来的数字怎么差距这么大。
There is a huge disparity between the numbers you two roughly estimated.
敌我双方力量悬殊,我军明显占据优势。
There is a great disparity between the enemy and us. We have a clear advantage.
两军实力相差悬殊,只能打游击战了。
Because of the huge disparity in the strengths of the two parties, they have to choose guerrilla war.

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