这里真正重要的是，用最简单的话说:如果你有一些连续重复一段时间的操作(如鼠标移动，或页面大小调整事件)，你需要运行一些函数来响应，但你不想对每个操作都做出反应(因为这可能会损害性能)，你有两个选择:

debounce - you skip all incoming actions, except the last one (the 'last one' is defined by the 'wait' time period you set for debounce function, for example, 2s - it will consider that actions flood stopped, if no actions were taken for 2s, and then it will react. This strategy is reasonable if you don't care about regular updates, you just need to react at least once. throttle - if you want to react 'on schedule', to make regular updates even if actions flood is endless, you make your function run at regular intervals (no more often, then the specified time interval), for example 2s throttling will mean that your response will be executed an once if action is taken, but no less then 2s after that. So with continuous actions flood your response will be run on 0s, 2s, 4s, 6s, 8s...

这篇文章解释得很好，也有图形。

https://css-tricks.com/debouncing-throttling-explained-examples/

从文章中(并进行了一些澄清):

这(节流)和deboundation之间的主要区别在于节流保证了函数的定期执行，至少每X毫秒执行一次。

通常debounce在指定时间结束时调用函数，而throttle在第一次调用节流函数时调用。有时debounce可以采取额外的配置，将此更改为在开始时执行调用。当使用特定的配置调用时，debounce的一些实现实际上可以做油门所做的事情(参见Lodash源代码)。

lodash库建议以下文章https://css-tricks.com/debouncing-throttling-explained-examples/详细解释Debounce和Throttle之间的区别及其起源

我个人认为反弹比油门更难理解。

因为这两个函数都可以帮助您延迟和降低某些执行的速度。假设您正在调用由throttle/debounce反复返回的装饰函数…

节流:在指定的时间段内，原函数最多被调用一次。 Debounce:在指定的时间后，调用方停止调用被修饰的函数后，将调用原始函数。

我发现debounce的最后一部分对于理解它试图实现的目标至关重要。我还发现_.debounce的旧版本实现有助于理解(由https://davidwalsh.name/function-debounce提供)。

// Returns a function, that, as long as it continues to be invoked, will not
// be triggered. The function will be called after it stops being called for
// N milliseconds. If `immediate` is passed, trigger the function on the
// leading edge, instead of the trailing.
_.debounce = function(func, wait, immediate) {
  var timeout;
  return function() {
    var context = this, args = arguments;
    var later = function() {
        timeout = null;
        if (!immediate) func.apply(context, args);
    };
    var callNow = immediate && !timeout;
    clearTimeout(timeout);
    timeout = setTimeout(later, wait);
    if (callNow) func.apply(context, args);
  };
};

这是一个牵强的比喻，但也许也有帮助。

你有一个叫Chatty的朋友，他喜欢通过IM和你聊天。假设当她说话时，她每5秒发送一条新消息，而你的即时通讯应用程序图标上下跳动，你可以…

Naive approach: check every message as long as it arrives. When your app icon bounces, check. It's not the most effective way, but you are always up-to-date. Throttle approach: you check once every 5 minutes (when there are new ones). When new message arrives, if you have checked anytime in the last 5 minutes, ignore it. You save your time with this approach, while still in the loop. Debounce approach: you know Chatty, she breaks down a whole story into pieces, sends them in one message after another. You wait until Chatty finishes the whole story: if she stops sending messages for 5 minutes, you would assume she has finished, now you check all.

差异

+--------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|              |  Throttle 1 sec   |  Debounce 1 sec   |
+--------------+-------------------+-------------------+
| Delay        | no delay          | 1 sec delay       |
|              |                   |                   |
| Emits new if | last was emitted  | there is no input |
|              | before 1 sec      |  in last 1 sec    |
+--------------+-------------------+-------------------+

用例解释:

搜索栏-不想搜索每次用户按下键?当用户停止输入1秒时想要搜索。使用debounce 1 SEC按下键。 射击游戏-手枪每次射击之间需要1秒的时间，但用户点击鼠标多次。在鼠标点击时使用油门。

角色互换:

Throttling 1 sec on search bar- If users types abcdefghij with every character in 0.6 sec. Then throttle will trigger at first a press. It will will ignore every press for next 1 sec i.e. bat .6 sec will be ignored. Then c at 1.2 sec will again trigger, which resets the time again. So d will be ignored and e will get triggered. Debouncing pistol for 1 sec- When user sees an enemy, he clicks mouse, but it will not shoot. He will click again several times in that sec but it will not shoot. He will see if it still has bullets, at that time (1 sec after last click) pistol will fire automatically.

进一步解释投入产出与现实生活的比较

酒吧外面有几个警卫。警卫允许说“我去”的人进入酒吧。这是正常的情况。任何说“我去”的人都可以进入酒吧。

现在有一个Throttle Guard(节流5秒)。他喜欢最先回应的人。谁先说“我要去”，他就让那个人去。然后他会在5秒内拒绝每个人。在这之后，无论谁先说，他都会被允许，其他人会被拒绝5秒。

还有另一个弹跳守卫(弹跳5秒)。他喜欢能让他精神休息5秒钟的人。所以如果有人说“我去”，警卫会等5秒钟。如果5秒钟内没有其他人打扰他，他会允许第一个人打扰他。如果有人在这5秒内说“我要去”，他会拒绝第一个。他又开始了等待第二个人的5秒，看第二个人是否能让他得到精神上的休息。

Throtle只是debounce的包装器，它使debounce在一段时间内调用传递的函数，如果debounce在一段时间内延迟函数调用，该时间大于Throtle中指定的时间。