- 1.
不同的,相异的 -
• as different as light from darkness 天壤之别 - 2.
各种的,各色各样的 -
• They come from different parts of the country. 他们来自全国各地。 - 3. 用在名词前
分别的;各不相同的 -
• She has accounts with two different banks. 她分别在两个银行开了户头。 - 4. 用在名词前
另外的 -
• This is a different car from the one I drove yesterday. 这不是我昨天开的那辆车。 - 5.
异常的;特别的;与众不同的 -
• a very different way of living 非常独特的生活方式
different
1. different, various
表示“不同”,既可修饰单数名词,词;而various则表示“不同种类”,只能修饰复数名词。试比较:
a dress in three different colours用三种不同颜色的料子缝制的连衣裙
the various walks of life 各行各业
2. different from, different to, different than
美国英语和英国英语在different后接哪个介词上用法不尽相同。
1)在英国英语里,different from和different to用在名词或状语短语前面,例如:
The little boy is very different from(或 to) his brother.这个小男孩和他哥哥很不一样。
This round of talks is different from(或 to) last time.这一轮会谈与上一轮不同。
注意:英国英语里不用different than。
2)在美国英语里,different from和different than用在名词或状语短语前面,例如:
His car is different from(或 than) mine.他的车和我的不一样。
She looks very different from(或 than) before.她看上去和从前大不一样。
3)different from当接带疑问词的从句时,其中的from通常不宜被than或to代替。例如:
It is not different from what happened yesterday.这与昨天的情况毫无二致。
4)different than后接一个从句时,than通常不宜改为from或to,例如:
He is different now than he was last year.他和去年不同了。