differential

difә'renʃәl

Collins 1

n. a quality that differentiates between similar things
a. relating to or showing a difference
a. involving or containing one or more derivatives

a. 差别的, 特异的, 微分的
n. 差别, 两路线运费差额, 工资差额

Collins 星级

8,147

BNC 频率

8,802

使用频率

differential 由词根 differ-（表示“不同”）和后缀 -ential（表示“相关的”）组成，意为“与差异相关的”。

例句

1. The teacher explained the concept of differential equations to the class.

教师向班级解释了微分方程的概念。

2. In physics, a differential is often used to describe rates of change.

在物理学中，微分常用于描述变化率。

3. The doctor used a differential diagnosis to determine the cause of the patient's symptoms.

医生通过鉴别诊断来确定病人症状的原因。