disparate
英 ['dɪspərət] 美 ['dɪspərət]
adj.不同的；异类的
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◉Etymology
“Disparate” 这个单词的词源可以追溯到拉丁语 “disparatus”，意为 “不相等的” 或 “不同的”，由 “dis-”（不）和 “paratus”（相等的）构成。在英语中，它的意思是指截然不同或差异悬殊的事物。
◉外刊例句
① These two families with disparate cultural backgrounds face the challenge of integrating their traditions and values. 《卫报》 - 2023年4月
这两个文化背景截然不同的家庭面临着如何融合他们的传统与价值观的挑战。
② Government agencies and NGOs need to collaborate to address the disparate gaps between different communities in the city. 《纽约时报》 - 2023年8月
政府部门和民间组织需要合作解决城市中不同社区之间的巨大差距。
③ The book explores the issue of disparate educational quality across different regions in the global education system. CNN - 2023年11月
这本书探讨了全球教育系统中不同地区之间存在的教育质量不均的问题。
◉Usage Examples
(1) The five experiments gave quite disparate results.
(2) Chalk and cheese are disparate substances.
(3) With such disparate political groups, the country is in real mess.
(1) 这五次试验所获得的结果迥然不同。
(2) 粉笔和乳酪是完全不同的东西。
(3) 有着这么多根本不相同的政治集团，这个国家是真正陷入了困境。
◉Usage Notes
The trunk of some people's cars may contain items as disparate as old clothes, rotting food, and possibly a missing relative. Disparate things are very different from each other.
Near synonyms are unequal and dissimilar. The adjective disparate is from Latin disparātus, from disparāre "to separate, divide," from the prefix dis- "apart" plus parāre "to prepare." Disparate in the sense of "very different" probably developed by association with the Latin adjective dispar "unequal, different."
◉Colins
1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]全异的；完全不同的；异类的 Disparate things are clearly different from each other in quality or type. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式]
Scientists are trying to pull together disparate ideas in astronomy...
科学家们正试图将天文学中的各派观点整合在一起。
The nine republics are immensely disparate in size, culture and wealth.
这9个共和国在面积、文化和财富上迥然不同。
2. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]由不同元素组成的 A disparate thing is made up of very different elements.
[usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式]
...a very disparate nation, with enormous regional differences.
一个区域性差异巨大的多元化国度
...their disparate coalition of Southern conservatives and liberals.
他们由南方保守党和自由党结成的多党派联盟
