diversity
Bridgezipf 4.32Pronunciation
/daɪˈvɜːsɪtɪ/(dy-VUR-si-tee)
Part of speech
nounneutral/positive
Chinese
多样性;差异性(不同类型的事物或人共存)
Definition
The state of having a great variety of something; the practice or quality of including people from different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders.
Word family
- diverse/daɪˈvɜːs/(adj)多样的
- diversify/daɪˈvɜːsɪfaɪ/(v)使多样化
- diversification/daɪˌvɜːsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/(n)多样化
Collocations
- diversity and inclusion
- celebrate diversity
- diversity of views
- biodiversity
- diversity training
- rich diversity
Examples
- 1.The team's diversity of backgrounds and perspectives was identified as one of the key reasons for its innovative output.
- 2.Biodiversity is essential to the health of ecosystems — the loss of species has consequences that extend far beyond any single habitat.
Synonyms
- variety/vəˈraɪɪtɪ/— a number of different kinds
- range/reɪndʒ/— the full extent of something
- heterogeneity/ˌhɛtərəʊdʒɪˈniːɪtɪ/— the quality of being diverse — formal
Etymology
from Latin "diversitas" = variety, from "diversus" (turned different ways)