| 单词 | differently |
| 释义 | differentdifferent /ˈdɪfrənt/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 1not like something or someone else, or not the same as before OPP similar: He looked so different that his own daughter didn’t recognize him.different from The heat in Arizona is different from the heat here. It’s very dry. His attitude is entirely different from Benson’s.different than College campuses look a lot different than they did years ago.THESAURUSnot like – completely different from another person or thing: The movie was not like the book. They changed just about everything.unlike – unlike means the same as not like but is more formal: The flavor is unlike anything I’ve ever tasted.distinct – clearly different and separate from each other: Spanish and Portuguese are two distinct languages.dissimilar formal – very different from each other: Although the organisms are dissimilar in size, they are very similar in other ways.contrasting – very different from each other in a noticeable way: The two judges have contrasting views on what the law means.contradictory – so different from each other that both cannot be true. Used about statements or beliefs: She gave two contradictory explanations for what had happened, so we knew she was lying.incompatible – so different from each other that both cannot be used or exist together. Used about ideas or methods: Many doctors think that helping a patient die is incompatible with their promise to save people from death.inconsistent – dealing in different ways with situations or people that are the same: The inconsistent punishments were confusing to the children.2[only before noun] different things are separate things of the same kind: He took the photo from three different angles. Alice moved to a different school. There are several different ways to approach the problem. The store sells hundreds of different kinds of candy.a different something from something These whales sing a different song from humpback whales in the North Atlantic.3spoken unusual, often in a way that you do not like: “Do you like my new shoes?” “Well, they sure are different.”4different strokes (for different folks) informal used to say that different people like different types of thing—differently adverb: The twins wear their hair differently. It could have turned out very differently.GRAMMAR: different from, different thanIn speech, people use both different from and different than to talk about two things that are not the same: My new school is different from/than my old one. However, most teachers prefer different from, especially in writing. Don’t say: different of. |
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