divers
divers — 形容詞
- diverspositive
- more diverscomparative
- most diverssuperlative
1. used to describe a group of people or things that are of several different types
各種的
多種不同種類的
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.
該博物館的新展覽展出了來自古埃及、希臘和羅馬墓葬的各種文物。
divers artifacts — plural noun with items of different types
Sofie consulted divers sources before publishing her paper on monsoon patterns across South Asia.
Sofie 在發表關於南亞季風模式的論文前，查閱了多種不同的資料來源。
divers sources — various distinct references
For divers reasons, including budget cuts and staff changes, the community centre closed last spring.
由於經費削減和人事變動等諸多原因，該社區中心去年春天關閉了。
Kabir's essay examined divers interpretations of the same folk tale by critics from different countries.
Kabir 的論文探討了不同國家學者對同一則民間傳說的多種解讀。
The charity sends supplies to divers communities in rural areas of Vietnam and Cambodia.
該慈善機構向越南和柬埔寨鄉村地區的各個社區運送物資。
- 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 — 代名詞
1. an old-fashioned or literary word referring to an unspecified number of people,
許多人；眾人
不特定多數的人
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.
許多人對這項新政策提出質疑，認為它未能解決住房短缺的真正問題。
divers have — used as a plural pronoun subject
When the library cut its hours last autumn, divers among the staff voiced their disappointment.
去年秋天圖書館縮短開放時間時，員工中有許多人表達了失望之意。
divers among the staff — pronoun + prepositional phrase
The senator's speech drew applause from divers in the audience.
該參議員的演講贏得了聽眾中許多人的掌聲。
Divers have written to the editor about the proposed highway through the forest.
許多人寫信給編輯，對擬議中穿越森林的高速公路表示關切。
- 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.