var·i·ance/`vɛrɪəns; ˈveəriəns/ n be at variance withformal to be completely different or contain very different information from something else, especially in a way that seems wrong or unusual 【正式】 与…相矛盾，与…有分歧，与…不一致: The two reports seemed to be at variance with each other on several points. 这两份报告有几个地方似乎不一致。