(1) ①varied指“多种多样的,形形色色的”,侧重于变化和差异,后接单数或复数名词。
- She made repeated and varied efforts to bring about a peaceful solution to the problem.
她不断做出各种努力来寻找能和平解决这个问题的办法。 - Interpretations of this poem are varied .
这首诗有多种解释。 - He has had a varied training, has held many offices.
他受过多种培训,干过很多工作。
②varied还表示“变化不定的,变化很多的”。
- He leads/has a varied life.
他过着变化不定的生活。 - Going through Britain by car, you'll see the most varied country. The scenes change every hour.
乘车穿过英国你会看到最富变化的乡村,每个小时景色都不同。
(2) ①various意为“各种不同的,各不相同的,多种多样的”,侧重种类繁多,后接复数名词,有时可与varied换用而差别不大。
- Of all the various ways of cooking eggs, I like boiling best.
在各种鸡蛋的烹调方法中,我最喜欢煮的。 - Your reasons for not wanting to meet Smith may be many and various/varied , but you must still meet him.
你不想见史密斯也许有各种理由,但你仍然必须去见他。
②various还表示“很多,好些,好几个”。
- Various people have expressed disagreement with his proposal.
很多人已表示不同意他的建议。 - I have various letters to write tonight.
我今晚上有好几封信要写。
(3) ①different指“不同的,各种不同的”,有时还表示“另一个”。
- But with the Indians the situation is quite different .
但是对印第安人,情况大不相同。 - Oh! You look quite different from before with your hair cut.
呦,剪掉头发的你看起来与以前非常不同。 - This is not what I want. I want a different one.
这不是我想要的,我想要另一个。 - I figure that different folks like different things.
我认为人们各有所好。
②different其后的介词一般多是from,英美人都可接受,但也有些英国人用to,美国人用than。
- Our house is different from yours in several ways.
我的房子与你的房子在好几个方面都不同。 - How different life today is than what it was 20 years ago.
今天的生活与20年前的生活是多么不同啊! - Our way of doing it is different to yours.
我们做这件事的方法与你们的是不同的。 - Mary is different from/than/to Jane in many respects, although they are twins.
玛丽在许多方面与简不同,虽然她们是双胞胎。
(4) differential可作“有区别的,加以区分的,鉴别性的,显示出不同的”解。
- The government has differential taxes for different kinds of people.
政府针对不同的人收各种不同的税。 - A differential diagnosis distinguishes between two similar diseases.
鉴别性的诊断能区分出两种类似的疾病。
(5) ①assorted指“各种各样混在一起的,混杂的”,侧重于种类繁多。
- I took her a box of assorted candies.
我带给她一盒什锦糖果。
②assorted还表示“(性格、性情) 相称、相配的”。
- That husband and wife are a well-assorted pair.
那个丈夫和妻子是非常般配的一对。
(6) divers指“若干个,好几个”,有时也可作“各种各样的,许多不同的”解,侧重于个体间的不同,是旧用法或诙谐用法。
- Divers persons were present, of all stations in life.
出席者来自社会各阶层各种各样的人。 - He tried divers styles of art in writing.
写作中他尝试了许多不同的艺术风格。
(7) diverse意为“多种多样的,形形色色的”。
- The wild life in Africa is extremely diverse .
非洲的野生动物极其多种多样。 - John and his brother have diverse interests.
约翰和他的哥哥有各种各样的兴趣。
(8) diversified意思是“多样化的,多样经营的”。
- We must develop a diversified economy.
我们必须发展多样化的经济。