diversity

英 [daɪˈvɜːsəti]

美 [daɪˈvɜːrsəti]

n.  差异(性); 不同(点); 多样性; 多样化

复数：diversities　

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Collins.2 / BNC.4642 / COCA.2531

牛津词典

noun

• 差异（性）；不同（点）
  a range of many people or things that are very different from each other
  1. the biological diversity of the rainforests
     热带雨林的生物多样性
  2. a great/wide/rich diversity of opinion
     意见纷纭
• 多样性；多样化
  the quality or fact of including a range of many people or things
  1. There is a need for greater diversity and choice in education.
     教育方面需要更加多元化和更大的选择性。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 多样性;多样化;多元性
  Thediversityof something is the fact that it contains many very different elements.
  1. ...the cultural diversity of British society.
     英国社会文化的多元性
  2. ...to introduce more choice and diversity into the education system.
     在教育体系中引入更多的选择和多样性
• N-SING 不同;差异
  Adiversity ofthings is a range of things which are very different from each other.
  1. His object is to gather as great a diversity of material as possible.
     他的目标就是尽可能多地搜集各种材料。

英英释义

noun

• the condition or result of being changeable
• noticeable heterogeneity
  1. a diversity of possibilities
  2. the range and variety of his work is amazing
  Synonym:diversenessmultifariousnessvariety

双语例句

• Effect of genetic crossover and mutation on population diversity
  遗传交叉和变异对种群多样性的影响
• Conservationists are mostly wedded to preserving diversity in nature.
  自然环境保护主义者大多致力于保持物种的多样性。
• I thank you for the rich diversity of debates, ideas, experiences and practical, often ingenious solutions.
  我感谢你们进行了丰富多彩的辩论，感谢你们交流了大量想法和经验，并提出了切实可行的、而且往往十分巧妙的解决办法。
• They will celebrate the value of human diversity and the strength of our unity.
  他们将赞颂人类多样性的价值和我们团结的力量。
• A key issue for higher education in the 1990's is the need for greater diversity of courses
  20世纪90年代，高等教育的一个重要议题是要使课程更加多样化。
• We should respect and maintain the diversity of the world's civilizations.
  我们应该尊重和维护世界文明的多样性。
• We value the rich ethnic and cultural diversity.
  我们重视这个团体种族和文化方面的多样性。
• For the comprehensiveness of the study, the diversity of the means is required.
  研究对象的综合性，又要求研究方法的多样性。
• I believe in difference and diversity.
  我信仰不同和不同。
• His object is to gather as great a diversity of material as possible.
  他的目标就是尽可能多地搜集各种材料。