diversify
英 [daɪ'vɜːsɪfaɪ; dɪ-]
美 [daɪ'vɝsɪfaɪ]
CET6+ TEM4 IELTS TOEFL
1、di- "apart" + vers- + -ify.
2、含义:turn to different ways, turn to many or various by separate or apart.
3、该词在拉丁语中其实就是divert的过去分词,也就是说它来源于divert的拉丁语对应词的过去分词。由此取形容词词性并引申出如今的含义。
4、含义:make diverse.
- diversify (v.)
- late 15c., from Old French diversifier (13c.) "to make diverse," from Medieval Latin diversificare, from Latin diversus (see diverse). Economic sense is from 1939. Related: Diversified; diversifying.
- 1. Farmers are being encouraged to diversify into new crops.
- 目前正鼓励农民兼种新的农作物。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Our company is trying to diversify.
- 我们公司正力图往多样化方面发展.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Hills and woods diversify the landscape.
- 山陵和树木点缀景色.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. The key word here is diversify; don't put all your eggs in one basket.
- 这里的关键词是多样性;不要在一棵树上吊死。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. These firms have been given a tough lesson in the need to diversify their markets.
- 这些公司因缺乏多元化市场而遭受惨痛的教训。
来自柯林斯例句