2007年6月26日 星期二

英英單字圖文記憶(175) - deviation

英英單字圖文記憶(175)

deviation [ˌdiviˈeʃən]

In statistics, deviation is the difference between the value of one number in a series of numbers and the average value of all the numbers in the series.偏差
Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable. 偏常;反常;離經叛道

【分解】
【前缀】de = negative,表:否定。
【字根】via = road,表示:道路
【後缀】tion,表:名詞。
【分析】deviation  = 偏離道路。引申為:偏差;反常;離經叛道

For example
A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence. 失之毫釐,謬以千里。