different
/ˈdɪfərənt/adjective
1
- not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality不同的; （本质、形式或质量方面）相异的：
you can play this game in different ways.
你可以用不同的方法来玩这个游戏。
(different from/to/than) the car's different from anything else on the market.
这辆车和市场上的其他东西都不一样。
1.1
- informal novel and unusual〈非正式〉新奇的; 不同寻常的：
try something deliciously different.
尝尝珍味佳肴。
2
- distinct; separate独特的; 单独的：
on two different occasions.
在两种不同的场合。
USAGE
Different from, different than, and different to： are there any distinctions between these three constructions, and is one more correct than the others? In practice, different from is both the most common structure, both in British and US English, and the most accepted. Different than is used chiefly in North America, although its use is increasing in British English. It has the advantage that it can be followed by a clause, and so is sometimes more concise than different from： compare things are definitely different than they were one year ago with things are definitely different from the way they were one year ago. Different to is common in Britain, but is disliked by traditionalists. The argument against it is based on the relation of different to differ, which is used with from; but this is a flawed argument which is contradicted by other pairs of words such as accord (with) and according (to).
短语
different strokes for different folks
- proverb different things appeal to different people〈谚〉萝卜青菜, 各有所爱。
派生词
differently
adverbdifferentness
noun词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin different- 'carrying away, differing', from the verb differre （see DIFFER）.