diversion
英 [da?'v???(?)n; d?-]
美[da?'v??n]
- n. 轉(zhuǎn)移；消遣；分散注意力
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?diversions;
助記提示
1、di- "apart" + vers- + -ion.
2、含義：turn in different directions, turn apart, turn to apart, apart from turning, turn away or apart of mind.
3、動(dòng)詞divert的名詞形式。
2、含義：turn in different directions, turn apart, turn to apart, apart from turning, turn away or apart of mind.
3、動(dòng)詞divert的名詞形式。
中文詞源
diversion 轉(zhuǎn)移，消遣
來自diverse, 轉(zhuǎn)開，轉(zhuǎn)移，詞義引申為消遣。比較disport.
英文詞源
- diversion (n.)
- early 15c., "diverse condition;" c. 1600 "act of diverting," from Middle French diversion, from Late Latin diversionem (nominative diversio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin divertere (see divert).
Sense of "amusement, entertainment" is first recorded 1640s. Hence, divertimento (1823), from the Italian form; originally "a musical composition designed primarily for entertainment."
雙語例句
- 1. In 1766 he excommunicated the village for its "depraved diversion."
- 1766年，他以“墮落地享樂”為由將那個(gè)村莊逐出教會(huì)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The whole argument is a diversion.
- 這場(chǎng)辯論分散了人們的注意力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a river diversion project
- 河流改道工程
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. Our party believes in encouraging cultural diversity, not diversion.
- 我們黨鼓勵(lì)多種文化, 而不是文化分歧.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. Golf is my father's favourite diversion.
- 高爾夫球是我父親最喜歡的娛樂.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》