Word · Frequency #24604
divers
各种不同的
various
较正式或书面用语
- 1.
s. many and different
各种不同的；若干个；好几个
In use
The museum exhibits divers artifacts from different dynasties.
Divers opinions were expressed during the meeting.
She collected divers recipes from her travels around the world.
divers + plural noun
divers 作形容词时后接复数名词，表示“各种不同的”。
The collection includes divers rare books from the 18th century.
这批藏品包括多种不同的十八世纪珍稀书籍。
divers of + plural noun/pronoun
divers 作代词时与 of 连用，表示“若干个，好几个”。
Divers of them voiced their objections.
他们中有好几个表达了异议。
Common mistakes
The problems at hand are divers.The problems at hand are diverse.
divers 意为‘各种不同的、好几个的’，通常作定语修饰复数名词，不用在系动词后作表语；表示‘彼此不同、多种多样’作表语时应使用 diverse。
She shared divers information with us.She shared diverse information with us.
divers 侧重‘若干个、好几个’，只能修饰复数可数名词，不能修饰 information 这类不可数名词；修饰不可数名词表示‘多种多样的’应用 diverse。
Connections
Collocations
- divers and sundry
- 各种各样的；形形色色的
- The document was signed by divers and sundry officials.这份文件由各种各样的官员签署。
- at divers times
- 在不同时候；多次
- The committee has discussed the issue at divers times.委员会在不同时候讨论过这个问题。
- on divers occasions
- 在各种场合
- She has expressed this view on divers occasions.她在多种场合表达过这一观点。
- for divers reasons
- 出于种种原因
- He declined the invitation for divers reasons.他出于种种原因谢绝了邀请。
- in divers ways
- 用各种方式
- The problem can be solved in divers ways.这个问题可以用多种方式解决。
- divers places
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 diverse（多样的）去掉词尾 e 就是 divers，意为“各种不同的”；也可想象潜水者（divers）在水下看到各种不同的鱼。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、法律/历史文献 该词在现代英语中比较少见，多用于正式或文学性书面语，也可在法律或历史文献中见到，意思是‘各种各样的’或‘若干个’。日常交流中更常用 various 或 several。
Pronunciation & Spelling
In non-rhotic (British) pronunciation, drivers and survivors rhyme with divers: /aɪvəz/ after the stressed syllable. Rivers and shivers look similar (they also end in -ivers), but their stressed vowel is /ɪ/, so they sound different. Diverse and diverts look similar at the start, but end in /s/ and /ts/ and have a different vowel; they do not rhyme with divers. In General American, add an /r/ in these words (e.g., /ˈdraɪvərz/), but the rhyming relationships stay the same.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.