divergent
UK/dai'vә:dʒәnt/US
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Definitions
adj.
Differing from each other or from a standard; tending to move apart.
分歧的，有差异的；发散的。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddiverge + -ent (tending to) = 'tending to bend apart.' Describes things that differ or branch away — divergent paths, divergent opinions, divergent thinking (generating many varied ideas).
Root verg still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.divergent views分歧的观点
- 2.divergent thinking发散思维
- 3.widely divergent差异极大
Example Sentences
- 1.
The committee held sharply divergent views.
- 2.
Brainstorming encourages divergent thinking.