diverseとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Old French divers, from Latin diversus (“various, different”), also written divorsus, past participle of diverto, divortere (“to turn または go different ways, part, separate, divert”); see divert.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /daɪˈvɜːs/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /dɨ.ˈvɝs/, /daɪ.ˈvɝs/, /ˈdaɪ.vɚs/
• 韻: -ɜː(ɹ)s

形容詞

diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)

1. Consisting of many different elements; various.

   Synonyms: manifold; see also Thesaurus:heterogeneous

   Antonyms: homogeneous; see also Thesaurus:homogeneous

2. Different; dissimilar; distinct; not the same

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:different

   • 1797?, Jonathan Edwards, A Dissertation Concerning Liberty and Necessity; containing remarks on the essays of Dr. Samuel West, and on the writings of several other authors, on those subjects.

     It must be observed concerning moral Inability, in each kind of it, that the word Inability is used in a sense very diverse from its original import.

   • 1876, Robert Browning, Bifurcation

     Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she.

   • 1998, Ken Shelton, Integrity at Work, page 42:

     This is what collectivism forgot — the freedom to be diverse, and the conception of each diverse individual being inherently of equal value and having open-ended potential for contribution.

   • 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:

     In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.

3. Capable of various forms; multiform.
   • 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries

     Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.

4. Composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics in terms of, for example, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, etc., and having a sizeable representation of people that are minorities in a given area.
   • 2019 June 27, Lauren Gambino, “Democratic 2020 candidates clash on healthcare, immigration and economy in first debate”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The stage reflected the increasingly diverse Democratic party in which women and people of color are ascendent.

5. Belonging to a minority group.

   Idris Elba was a diverse hire for the franchise

   • 2016 January 22, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences^[2]:

     The Board’s goal is to commit to doubling the number of women and diverse members of the Academy by 2020.

   • 2018 November 17, Saturday Night Live, season 44, episode 6, Voter Fraud (cold open):

     Here to comment is diverse Congresswoman from Ohio […] Marcia Fudge.

   • 2021 August 23, NBC News, "Mike Richards out as executive producer of 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune'":

     Richards came under fierce criticism since he was formally hired to emcee the legendary quiz show, with some longtime fans saying they believed the producers should have selected a more diverse candidate for the job, such as the actor and presenter LeVar Burton.

派生語

• megadiverse

関連する語

• divert
• diversity

副詞

diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)

1. In different directions; diversely.

Further reading

• diverse at OneLook Dictionary Search
• diverse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• diverse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• diverse in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.

アナグラム

• derives, dervise, deviser, drivees, dérives, revised, sivered