divers
divers — adjective
- diverspositive
- more diverscomparative
- most diverssuperlative
1. used to describe a group of people or things that are of several different types
used to describe a group of people or things that are of several different types or kinds, especially in formal or literary contexts where the writer wants to highlight variety within the group.
The museum's new exhibit features divers artifacts from ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman tombs.
divers artifacts — plural noun with items of different types
Sofie consulted divers sources before publishing her paper on monsoon patterns across South Asia.
divers sources — various distinct references
For divers reasons, including budget cuts and staff changes, the community centre closed last spring.
Kabir's essay examined divers interpretations of the same folk tale by critics from different countries.
The charity sends supplies to divers communities in rural areas of Vietnam and Cambodia.
- identical
divers implies difference among the group; identical means all the same
文法句型
divers + plural noun
用法筆記
Attributive only — 'divers' must appear before a plural noun. This word is older and more formal than 'various' or 'several', and is rarely used in everyday conversation. Do not confuse with 'diverse' (pronounced dye-VURSS), which means 'showing great variety' rather than simply 'several different'.
常見錯誤
divers — pronoun
1. an old-fashioned or literary word referring to an unspecified number of people,
an old-fashioned or literary word referring to an unspecified number of people, more than just a few, without naming who they are.
Divers have questioned the new policy, saying it fails to solve the housing crisis.
divers have — used as a plural pronoun subject
When the library cut its hours last autumn, divers among the staff voiced their disappointment.
divers among the staff — pronoun + prepositional phrase
The senator's speech drew applause from divers in the audience.
Divers have written to the editor about the proposed highway through the forest.
- many
more common; no connotation of difference among the group
- several
more common; neutral in register
- various people
clarifies the meaning for modern readers
文法句型
divers + verb (plural)
用法筆記
This pronoun sense is now very rare in modern English and is considered archaic. It is almost never used in everyday speech or writing outside of deliberately old-fashioned literary or legal texts. In modern English, use 'many people', 'several people', or 'various people' instead.