deviation
n
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(a) [U] not following the normal or expected course, plan, etc; deviating 偏离正常的或原定的路线、 计划等; 偏向; 偏差
There was little deviation from his usual routine. 他没有什麽反常的举动.
sexual deviation 性变态行为.
(b) [C] instance of this 偏差; 逸出常轨
a deviation from the rules 违背规则.
2 [U] (politics 政) moving away from the beliefs held by the group to which one belongs 背离自己所属集团的信条; 背盟
Party ideologists accused her of deviation. 党内理论家谴责她背离了党的信条.
3 [C] difference between a numerical value and a norm or average 偏差; 离差
a compass deviation of 5, ie from true north 罗盘自差5度(相对於正北而言).
In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected.