dissonance

英 [ˈdɪsənəns]

美 [ˈdɪsənəns]

n.  不协和和弦; 不和谐; 不协调; 不一致

复数：dissonances　

TOEFLTEM8医学

BNC.25218 / COCA.16305

牛津词典

noun

• 不协和和弦
  a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together
• 不和谐；不协调；不一致
  lack of agreement

柯林斯词典

• 不和谐;不协调
  Dissonanceis a lack of agreement or harmony between things.

英英释义

noun

• disagreeable sounds
• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality
  1. modern music is just noise to me
  Synonym:noiseracket
• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
  Synonym:disagreementdissension

双语例句

• The gulf between conservatives on either side of the Atlantic is as much about cultural dissonance as policy disagreements.
  大西洋两岸保守派之间的这种分歧既是文化上的差异，也是政策上的不同造成的。
• And he argued that we act so as to reduce dissonance.
  他认为我们会通过某种行为来减少失调。
• At one level, this dissonance is no surprise.
  在某个层面上说，这种分歧没什么好奇怪的。
• There are few exceptions to this rule, and sometimes a crescendo is marked after an appoggiatura or dissonance;
  对这些规则有少数例外，有时在一个倚音或不谐和音后面标一个渐强记号；
• The two ideas conflict with each other, and the cognitive dissonance will make me feel uncomfortable.
  两种观点互相矛盾，由此产生的认知失调就会使人感到不适。
• Being aware of this can help us avoid falling foul of the most dangerous consequences of cognitive dissonance: believing our own lies.
  觉察到这一点能帮助我们避免与认知失调最危险的后果交恶：相信了自己的谎言。
• Your true challenge will be to learn to make your voice clearly heard above the noise of daily life and the dissonance of conflict.
  你的真正挑战会是，在每天生活中的喧扰及冲突的不和谐中，学习让自己的意见被清楚听到。
• Since this experiment numerous studies of cognitive dissonance have been carried out and the effect is well-established.
  在这个实验之后，人们又进行了大量关于认知失调的研究，并且有了可喜的成果。
• I can either deny one of the ideas or change my behavior to get rid of the dissonance.
  这时，听众要做的就是否定其中一种观点或者改变自己的行为以摆脱这种认知失调的情况。
• Finally, cognitive dissonance shows up with children.
  最后，孩子身上也有认知失调。