At first, the chemist and his assistant were at variance on the name of it.

起先，化学家和他的助手在命名上有分歧。

Perhaps you are not aware that the family—her father, at any rate—is at variance with me as much as with you.

也许你不知道这个家庭——至少是她的父亲——对我的看法和对你的看法一样多。

You have introduced a topic on which our natures are at variance—a topic we should never discuss: the very name of love is an apple of discord between us.

你介绍了一个我们本性不一致的话题——一个我们永远不应该讨论的话题：爱的名字本身就是我们之间不和的焦点。