/ˈveəriəns ||; ˈvɛrɪəns/noun [U] [C] (formal 正式) the amount by which sth changes or is different from sth else 差异；差别: variance in temperature/pay 温差；工资差别 at variance (with sb/sth)(formal 正式) disagreeing with sb/sth （与某人或某物）不一致