disparate

• 形容事物在种类、性质或本质上根本不同，无法相提并论；也指由不同成分构成的、互不相干的。

Describes things that are fundamentally different in kind or nature; not comparable.

1. Essentially differentC1formal

   Containing elements that are very different from each other; not comparable.

   迥然不同的

   • The two cultures are so disparate that they rarely interact.
   • The report brought together disparate pieces of evidence.
   • They come from disparate backgrounds but share the same goal.

   同义词contrastingdiscrepantdissimilardistinctdivergentheterogeneousunlikevarious

   反义词alikecomparablehomogeneoussimilar

2. Dissimilar or unlikeC1formal

   Marked by a lack of similarity or connection.

   不同的

   • The disparate opinions of the committee made it hard to reach a decision.
   • She tried to reconcile the disparate accounts of the event.
   • The disparate elements of the design clashed visually.

   同义词contrastingdifferentdiscrepantdissimilardistinctdivergentdiverseincompatibleunlike

   反义词alikecomparablehomogeneoussimilaruniform