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发音：[daɪˈvɜrdʒənt]
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例句：
- The word divergent means different or separate, moving in different directions, or having contrasting opinions or ideas. It can also mean deviating from a standard or expected path.
- He possessed strong nationalist beliefs and excellent organizational skills, enabling him to reconcile divergent opinions and offer an appropriate compromise.
- In the wild, different populations had significantly divergent genetic makeups, with these distinct genetic types overlapping and coexisting.
- When faced with a question, a divergent thinker has the potential to generate numerous answers, whereas a convergent thinker will only come up with one correct solution to a problem.
- Debates on the necessity of simulator training reveal divergent opinions within the global aviation community concerning the capabilities of pilots from different countries.
- Research has produced divergent answers, with some studies suggesting that dogs were initially domesticated in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, or even multiple locations.
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解释：
- Divergent这个单词做形容词使用，其表示“different or separate, moving in different directions, or having contrasting opinions or ideas”这一含义，即“有分歧的/有差异的/背道而弛的/发散的/有分歧的/分叉的”，与diverse/distinctive/disparate这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- When presented with information on emotionally charged issues like climate change, individuals with divergent beliefs tend to become even more entrenched in their original positions.（当看到有关气候变化等情绪化问题的信息时，信仰不同的人往往会更加坚定地坚持自己的原始立场。）
–Science - As people increasingly seek what is popular, they tend to limit their exposure to divergent viewpoints and instead focus on information that confirms their own opinions.（随着人们越来越多地寻求流行的东西，他们倾向于限制对不同观点的接触，而是专注于证实自己观点的信息。）
–Culture - Four out of the remaining eight teams in the Rugby World Cup are coached by New Zealanders who, despite pursuing divergent coaching careers, ended up intersecting at this tournament.（橄榄球世界杯剩余的八支球队中有四支由新西兰人执教，尽管他们追求不同的教练生涯，但最终在这次比赛中相交。）
–Sports - Based on her own teaching experience at Yale, she observed that students from divergent backgrounds were able to overcome disagreements and achieve mutual respect, sometimes even forming friendships.（根据自己在耶鲁的教学经验，她观察到来自不同背景的学生能够克服分歧并实现相互尊重，有时甚至建立友谊。）
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