difference/'dɪfərəns/

n. the way in which two persons or things are not like each other

n. [C; U] 差别，不同之处：[difference between sth¹ and sth²] There is a big difference between this picture and that one. 这幅画和那幅画有一处很大不同。

◇[difference in sth] There is a great difference in size between them. 他们在尺寸上有很大的差别。

make a difference (to sb/sth)（对…）有影响；改变：The bad weather made a big difference to his performance. 糟糕的天气大大影响了他的表现。

构词differ + -ence

音组-ference/-fərəns/

conference; difference; preference; reference

常犯错误

✗ She made a difference between the words “good” and “well”.

✓ She made a distinction between the words “good” and “well”. 她区分了good和well这两个词。

辨析make a difference; make a distinction