discord 指“不和、纷争、矛盾”,尤指人际关系或团体内部的严重分歧与冲突。也可指“刺耳的不和谐声”。(另:首字母大写 Discord 也常指通讯平台/应用名。)
/ˈdɪskɔːrd/
Their constant arguments created discord in the team.
他们不断的争吵在团队中造成了不和。
Political leaders tried to calm the discord that had been growing for years, but old grievances and new rumors kept turning neighbors against one another.
政治领导人试图平息多年累积的纷争,但旧怨与新谣言不断让邻里彼此对立。
来自拉丁语 discordia(不一致、不和),由 **dis-**(分开、不同)+ cor/cord-(心)构成,字面含义可理解为“心不在一处”,引申为矛盾、纷争。