di·ver·si·ty
noun OPAL W
/daɪˈvɜːsəti/
/daɪˈvɜːrsəti/
(plural diversities)
- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a range of many people or things that are very different from each other
差异（性）；不同（点） - the biological diversity of the rainforests
热带雨林的生物多样性 - a great/wide/rich diversity of opinion
意见纷纭
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2, The environmentb2- The south-east has the highest diversity of freshwater fish in the country.
东南部是该国淡水鱼多样性最高的地方。 - the rich diversity of the city's cultural life
城市文化生活的丰富多彩 - There is a wide diversity of views on this subject.
关于这一主题存在着多种多样的看法。 - There was a great diversity of opinion.
大家意见纷纭。 - The producer was under pressure to maintain a diversity in his output.
生产商承受着保持产品多元化的压力。 - the need to preserve biological diversity
保持生物多样性的需要
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- extraordinary
- …
- achieve
- create
- encourage
- …
- diversity in
- diversity of
- the biological diversity of the rainforests
- [uncountable] the quality or fact of including a range of many people or things
多样性；多样化 - 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。
Extra Examples- diversity in the style of the reports
报道风格的多元化 - Tyrannies do not allow diversity and disagreement.
专制统治不容许多元化和不同意见。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- enormous
- extraordinary
- …
- achieve
- create
- encourage
- …
- diversity in
- diversity of
- There is a need for greater diversity and choice in education.
- [uncountable] the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, religions, etc.
包容或涉及来自不同社会和种族背景以及不同性别、宗教等的人们的做法或质量。 - People are being encouraged to celebrate the diversity of their communities.
人们被鼓动着颂扬他们社区的多样性。 - The company is working to improve its profile in terms of diversity and inclusion (= offering equal opportunities to people from different groups).
该公司正在努力改善其在多样性和包容性方面的形象（=为来自不同群体的人提供平等的机会）。
Collocations RaceRaceRace and society- practise (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
- bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
- encourage/promote social integration
- outlaw/end discrimination/segregation
- promote/embrace/celebrate diversity
- fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
- conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
- live in a multicultural society
- attack/criticize multiculturalism
- perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
- introduce/be for/be against (British English) positive discrimination/(especially North American English) affirmative action
- support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
- experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-Semitism
- face/suffer persecution/discrimination
- fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
- constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
- reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
- be biased/be prejudiced against people of colour/(especially British English) black people/(especially North American English) African Americans, etc.
- discriminate against minority groups/minorities
- challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
- combat/dismantle/eradicate/fight blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
- denounce/condemn racism/hate/anti-Semitism
- entrench/perpetuate racism/racist attitudes
- perpetuate/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
- overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially North American English) race prejudice
Extra ExamplesTopics People in societyb2- You're lucky to work for a company that values diversity.
您很幸运能够在一家重视多元化的公司工作。 - The teaching profession does not yet reflect the diversity of the population.
教师职业还没有反映出人口的多样性。 - the growing ethnic diversity of Western societies
西方社会日益增长的种族多样性
- People are being encouraged to celebrate the diversity of their communities.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French diversite, from Latin diversitas, from diversus ‘diverse’, past participle of divertere ‘turn aside’, from di- ‘aside’ + vertere ‘to turn’.