deviation
n
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(a) [U] not following the normal or expected course, plan, etc; deviating 偏離正常的或原定的路線、 計(jì)劃等; 偏向; 偏差
There was little deviation from his usual routine. 他沒(méi)有什麼反常的舉動(dòng).
sexual deviation 性變態(tài)行為.
(b) [C] instance of this 偏差; 逸出常軌
a deviation from the rules 違背規(guī)則.
2 [U] (politics 政) moving away from the beliefs held by the group to which one belongs 背離自己所屬集團(tuán)的信條; 背盟
Party ideologists accused her of deviation. 黨內(nèi)理論家譴責(zé)她背離了黨的信條.
3 [C] difference between a numerical value and a norm or average 偏差; 離差
a compass deviation of 5, ie from true north 羅盤自差5度(相對(duì)於正北而言).
In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected.