| 单词 | divergent |
| 释义 | divergent (once / 1926 pages) adj Something divergent is moving away from what is expected. Two divergent paths are moving in opposite directions — away from each other. Things that are divergent are diverging — moving away from a path or a standard. A teacher who comes to work in a clown outfit is being divergent; a clown who comes to work in a business suit is also being divergent. A stream is divergent if it is moving in the opposite direction of a river. A politician who is divergent might leave his political party. Divergent people and things are changing course — moving off the beaten path. WORD FAMILYdivergent: divergence, divergently+/diverge: diverged, divergency, divergent, diverges, diverging/divergence: divergences/divergency: divergencies/diverging: divergingly USAGE EXAMPLESSuch wildly divergent outcomes between campus and police investigations erode confidence in both systems. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) “There are such divergent versions of the incident,” said Darnell Williams, of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts. Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) But then two divergent arcs of development followed. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1adj tending to move apart in different directions Syn|Ant diverging branching resembling the branches of a tree radiatingdiverging from a common point obliqueslanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled convergent tending to come together from different directions confluent, mergingflowing together focused, focussed(of light rays) converging on a point obliqueslanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled 2adj diverging from another or from a standard a divergent opinion Syn different unlike in nature or quality or form or degree |
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