| 单词 | diversity |
| 释义 | diversity (daɪvɜːʳsɪti , US dɪ- ) Word forms: diversities 1. variable noun The diversity of something is the fact that it contains many very different elements. ...the cultural diversity of British society. ...to introduce more choice and diversity into the education system. Synonyms: difference, diversification, variety, divergence 2. uncountable noun Diversity involves the deliberate inclusion in a group or activity of people who are, for example, of different races, genders, and religions. The council was set up in 2008 to promote diversity and inclusion in workplaces and communities. 3. singular noun A diversity of things is a range of things which are very different from each other. His object is to gather as great a diversity of material as possible. [+ of] Synonyms: range, variety, sweep, scope Quotations: It takes all sorts to make a world Collocations: diversity initiative Diversity initiatives are part of how many companies do business. Times, Sunday Times They were asked to show the effectiveness of their diversity initiatives. Times, Sunday Times However, when diversity initiatives are successful it has a positive effect on employee morale, working environment, community relations, service provision, recruitment and retention. Times, Sunday Times If diversity initiatives are ever really to work, they need to appeal to the majority. Times, Sunday Times He organized a broad coalition from higher education, the military and top businesses in support of diversity initiatives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This demands that the pastor be secure enough to tolerate a diversity of opinion. Christianity Today As a result, you realize there may be different answers to one question, and you welcome that diversity of opinion. Christianity Today But if that session were to be representative of the congregation, then in my judgment, it ought to reflect the diversity of opinion, the various power structures. Christianity Today They also made a still more forceful point about diversity of opinion and its legitimate expression in the democratic world. Times, Sunday Times There was just enormous diversity of opinion based on the same evidence. Globe and Mail His acceptance speech referenced the generational shift within a community that retains a diversity of perspectives, but emphasized commonality in its striving for acceptance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The term youth voice often groups together a diversity of perspectives and experiences, regardless of backgrounds, identities, and cultural differences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The understanding of inclusion in this analysis emphasizes diversity in terms of the necessity of a diversity of perspectives to promote civic discovery in a deliberative setting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One can say that in this way, you tap into a diversity of perspectives, heuristics, interpretations and predictive models to create innovating organizations capable of sustaining competitive advantage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This type of tolerance allows for a diversity of viewpoints to flourish united around the common good. Christianity Today Out of this diversity of viewpoints, a stark story of the evils of possessiveness and the perils of dispossession emerges slantwise. Times, Sunday Times The committee reckons lack of time, lack of financial experience and a narrow diversity of viewpoints led to the collective failure. Times, Sunday Times The main agenda for the doctrine was to ensure that viewers were exposed to a diversity of viewpoints. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a series of studies, they found that the proprietors of the cross-ownerships in their study permitted their media outlets to publish and broadcast a diversity of viewpoints. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A recent visit to the same place now unkeepered showed nothing like that diversity of wildlife. Times, Sunday Times Digging a pond and starting a compost heap would also help a typical garden to attract a greater diversity of wildlife, but decking was a 'disaster', he said. Times, Sunday Times Along the riverbanks, cottonwood trees flourish and are home to a wide diversity of wildlife. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This variety of vegetative communities in turn supports a diversity of wildlife. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They provide cover and food for a diversity of wildlife. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Only three teams attended a diversity training programme. ST For managers, initiatives include a drama-based diversity training course. Times, Sunday Times The council used a theatre-based training company for its equality and diversity training. Times, Sunday Times He wanted to investigate which trees provide the best ecological diversity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Loaded with symbolism, the apple in all its variety symbolises the cultural, physical and ecological diversity that we must not let slip away. Times, Sunday Times These colonies are often critical to local ecological diversity and horticulture. Times, Sunday Times The bill was a failure, and did not take into consideration the ecological diversity of the land it reallocated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It includes the physiological and ecological diversity within a rapidly multiplying lineage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We recruit from all backgrounds and actively embrace regional diversity. The Sun (2009) A park is a democratic place, it embraces diversity. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Culture change is difficult, especially when it is a change toward embracing diversity. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It seeks to improve understanding of different cultural approaches to work and learning and to encourage diversity as a competitive advantage. Times, Sunday Times We should encourage diversity, not just in football, but in business and every other area of life. The Sun Threatened species are resilient and the pioneers of conservation are persistent in their efforts to preserve and encourage diversity and find new species. Times, Sunday Times Incorporating the concept of minority influence can encourage diversity and change in a corporate organization. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Families and staff encourage diversity and promote tolerance and engagement with a range of people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Meadows are characterised by the enormous diversity of flowers and grasses they support, with hundreds of species growing close together, creating colourful floral displays. Times, Sunday Times With home education, there can be enormous diversity. Times, Sunday Times There was just enormous diversity of opinion based on the same evidence. Globe and Mail We need overlapping concepts of mind with multiple directions of difference and similarity which allow for the continuity, gradation and enormous diversity that we see in the natural world. The Times Literary Supplement This enormous diversity of antibodies allows the immune system to recognize an equally wide variety of antigens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are needed to ensure diversity, his report argues. Times, Sunday Times It said in a consultation on energy policy that nuclear should be considered as part of a range of measures to ensure diversity of supply. Times, Sunday Times He admits that tests alone can't ensure diversity but says that they can force organisa-tions to consider diversity and equal opportunities. Times, Sunday Times He continues to work for judicial election reform that will ensure diversity of the bench. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The school said the lesson encouraged pupils to talk positively about ethnic diversity. Times, Sunday Times (2014) People think it is time for some ethnic diversity. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We must promote religious and ethnic diversity in our society as a virtue. Christianity Today (2000) The new ways of working may also help to foster diversity in the workplace. Times,Sunday Times Some will turn out to be flawed, but that's not a reason not to experiment, especially if they foster diversity at work in a way that human beings have failed. Times, Sunday Times Informal daily interaction among its residents combine with specially designed programs, facilities and residential life to foster diversity of thought and experience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company fosters diversity right through the ranks. Times, Sunday Times These ministers are intentional about fostering diversity within their group. Christianity Today It is often implied that a great diversity of languages being spoken in the world is beneficial in the same way that genetic diversity is within a population. Christianity Today (2000) It turns out that most of the genetic diversity within mankind is contained within racial groups, rather than between them. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The foreign bees could also change the genetic diversity of the native population. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It had great geographic diversity, perhaps a bit too much, and a long tradition of acquisitions but again, perhaps too much. Times, Sunday Times And geographic diversity, too, helps mitigate overall political risk. ST The 22 elected members must also represent a stipulated geographic diversity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its climatic and geographic diversity makes it the home of over 350 mammals and 1200 bird species, many of which are unique to the subcontinent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are chosen from five districts around the state to foster geographic diversity, with two members selected at-large. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a land of striking natural beauty and great diversity. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This great diversity is one of the most humbling realities for the teacher. Christianity Today (2000) Hymenoptera parasitoids are particularly important natural enemies because of their great diversity and effectiveness as agents of biological control. 2016, 'Struktur Komunitas Hymenoptera Parasitoid Pada Berbagai Lanskap Pertanian Di Sumatra Barat', Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia The policy claims to make room for younger workers and increase diversity. Times,Sunday Times It calls for financial services companies to sign up to a voluntary charter committing them to increase diversity. Times, Sunday Times The report recommended several measures to increase diversity, including a freeze on recruitment of the paid full-time district judges who do some of the work in the magistrates' courts. Times, Sunday Times There were no problems of recruitment then, and the hope that the change might increase diversity has not happened. Times, Sunday Times A world filled with an incredible diversity of beautiful and deadly ammonia-breathing lifeforms. Christianity Today It shows an incredible diversity of imagery, covering animals, birds and plants as well as the subject of conservation. Times, Sunday Times This mild climate allows the garden to grow an incredible diversity of plant species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These structures show an incredible diversity throughout crustaceans but generally are very much flattened and leaf-like. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The incredible diversity of third culture students and staff fosters a unique culture of caring and acceptance to support learning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With all the problems that linguistic diversity presents us with, would we be better off without it? The Times Literary Supplement (2012) But one should ask how much that really mattered and how much linguistic diversity matters now, if it matters at all. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) New figures from the 2011 census disclose the linguistic diversity of a nation in which there are hardly any areas without at least one hundred Polish speakers. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This hydrothermal system has been intensively studied previously with regard to geochemistry, chemoautotrophy, microbial isolation, and microbial diversity. 2019, 'Metagenome-assembled genomes provide new insight into the microbial diversity of two thermal pools in Kamchatka, Russia', Scientific Reports Cryoconite holes are oases of microbial diversity on ice surfaces. 2019, 'The Biodiversity and Geochemistry of Cryoconite Holes in Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica', Microorganisms The upper mesopelagic layer exhibited greater microbial diversity and richness compared to surface waters. 2018, 'Diversity and community structure of marine microbes around the Benham Rise underwater plateau, northeastern Philippines', PeerJ Plant diversity increases with the strength of negative density dependence at the global scale. Smithsonian Insider This loss of plant diversity has harmful knock-on effects for bees, birds and all wildlife. Times, Sunday Times The study explains how temperature influences plant diversity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reserve includes of forest, and, due to a variety of natural conditions at different elevations, has high plant diversity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are well-documented for their high levels of plant diversity, in groups including sedges, grasses, carnivorous plants and orchids. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Diversity is promoted vigorously and used as a recruitment tool. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Another of her campaigns is to promote more ethnic diversity. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Reducing social inequality and promoting diversity in education have been government aims for many years. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The findings suggest that, quite apart from the moral arguments for more racial diversity, there is a strong practical case for it. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But racial diversity has a way of bringing racial, economic and other forms of inequality into conscious awareness. Christianity Today (2000) For example, we have a mandatory online training module on racial diversity. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Prices in Dubai vary considerably, reflecting the diversity of properties on offer. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The collection is an eclectic viewpoint which reflects the diversity of the whole city from all walks of life. Times, Sunday Times (2013) How is diversity reflected in western churches? Christianity Today (2000) We also need to reflect better the geographical, gender, ethnic and religious diversity of the UK. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Lacking a highly centralized culture, India had long experienced religious diversity. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995) We all stand together proud of our nation and proud of our religious diversity. The Sun (2015) We can think in ways that respect diversity or obscure it. Times, Sunday Times While meant to respect diversity, it actually diminishes diversity by homogenizing very different forms of relationships. Globe and Mail Rather, it would not respect diversity and differences within society. Globe and Mail We strive to educate our community with excellence with the purpose to motivate its members to be responsible individuals that respect diversity and having as a priority the poor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He means that he respects diversity. Times, Sunday Times We're also broadening our base of contributors by seeking out a variety of voices and perspectives that reflect the rich diversity among today's leaders. Christianity Today But there's a rich diversity in their personalities; they have played to their strengths and flourished as individuals. Christianity Today And with it, a sense of pride to be contributing to the rich diversity of life in our nation - the place we all call home. The Sun The quieter ones among us have to put up with it, and wonder at the rich diversity of human nature. Times, Sunday Times It made a tremendous impact on me and others who were just discovering the rich diversity of blues. Times, Sunday Times The efficiency of agro-environmental subsidies in relation to plant species diversity was evaluated. 2015, 'Dependence of the conservation status of acid grasslands at the Pohorje and Kozjak on socioeconomic parameters', Acta Agriculturae Slovenica Importantly, species diversity of the habitat was the primary predictor of disease risk for wild chiltepin populations. 2012, 'Effect of biodiversity changes in disease risk: exploring disease emergence in a plant-virus system.', PLoS Pathogens Hessian carbonate platform facies have low fusulinid species diversity and high abundances. 2003, 'FUSULINID SEQUENCE EVOLUTION AND SEQUENCE EXTINCTIONIN WOLFCAMPIAN AND LEONARDIAN SERIES (LOWER PERMIAN),GLASS MOUNTAINS, WEST TEXAS', Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia Ground layer species diversity reflects chance colonization and persistence of low-dispersal species, as well as fine-scale environmental heterogeneity. 2014, 'Ground layer plant species turnover and beta diversity in southern-European old-growth forests.', PLoS ONE Our molecular results revealed higher species diversity in associated crustose coralline algae than in maerl-forming species. 2017, 'Insights into species diversity of associated crustose coralline algae (<em>Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta</em>) with Atlantic European maerl beds using DNA barcoding', Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid Staff reported greater tolerance of diversity in the lower echelons of the service but that 'once you get closer to the top, people are more and more uniform'. Times, Sunday Times These influences include the role of emotions, political socialization, tolerance of diversity of political views and the media. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They addressed social competence, tolerance of diversity, and nonaggressive ways of resolving conflict, which was depicted through interpersonal disputes among its residents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Various initiatives are in train towards achieving this aim including the development of activities that benefit the wider community, challenge prejudice and encourage tolerance of diversity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Worryingly, our engineering skills survey suggests that 43 per cent of employers are not taking any action to improve workplace diversity. Times, Sunday Times As racial heterogeneity increases in a white community, white employees are less accepting of workplace diversity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has controversially sought to establish measurable standards for workplace diversity among its contractors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 多样性 Japanese: 多様性 |
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