disagreement between people 不和,争论 a prosperous family who showed no signs of discord. 一个没有一丝不和迹象的兴旺的家族。 ■lack of agreement or harmony between things 不一致,不协调 the discord between indigenous and Western cultures. 本土文化和西方文化之间的不协调。
(Music)lack of harmony between notes sounding together (乐)(音符的)不协和音 the music faded in discord. 在不协和音中,乐声渐渐变弱。 ■[count noun]a chord which (in conventional harmonic terms) is regarded as unpleasing or requiring resolution by another 不协和弦 ■[count noun]any interval except unison, an octave, a perfect fifth or fourth, a major or minor third and sixth, or their octaves 不协和音程 ■[count noun]a single note dissonant with another 不协和音符
verb
[no obj.](archaic)(of people) disagree (古)(人)有不同意见 we discorded commonly on two points. 我们一般在两点上有不同意见。 ■(of things) be different or in disharmony (事物)不同;不协调 the party's views were apt to discord with those of the leading members of the government. 该党的观点往往和政府领导成员的想法不同。
语源
Middle English: from Old French descord (noun), descorder (verb), from Latin discordare, from discors 'discordant', from dis- (expressing negation, reversal) + cor, cord- 'heart'