- [uncountable] (formal)
disagreement; arguing 不一致；不和；纷争 marital/family discord 夫妻／家庭不和 A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings. 事件进程中出现了不和的征兆。 The contrasts between rich and poor nations are a source of discord. 国家之间贫富分化是纠纷的根源。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- internal
- family
- marital
- …
- hint
- note
- cause
- create
- sow
- …
- a source of discord
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music 音乐 a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together 不协和和弦 compare harmony
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French descord (noun), descorder (verb), from Latin discordare, from discors ‘discordant’, from dis- (expressing negation, reversal) + cor, cord- ‘heart’.