So why is there such a discrepancy between the perception of immigrants' impact on the economy and the reality?
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-VAR
差异;不符;不一致;出入
If there is a discrepancy between two things that ought to be the same, there is a noticeable difference between them.
例句
...the discrepancy between press and radio reports.新闻和广播报道之间的出入...major discrepancies in payments made to claimants in similar circumstances.同类情况下索赔人所获款项的巨大差异
英汉词典释义
n.
差异, 不符合(之处); 不一致(之处)
The discrepancy in their ages seemed not to matter.他们之间年龄的差异似乎没有多大关系。There was a discrepancy in the two reports of the accident.关于那次事故的两则报道有不一致之处。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions;