อังกฤษ

divergent

gb/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt/ us/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt/
B2 อังกฤษ
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective B2 property
1

different; not agreeing

very different and not the same

รูปแบบการใช้: divergent [views/opinions/accounts/results]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Often confused with diverse: diverse means ‘varied’; divergent often implies ‘not matching’ or ‘not agreeing’.
คำพ้องความหมาย
conflicting (emphasizes direct disagreement.) | different (more general and less formal.) | contrasting (highlights clear differences side by side.) | inconsistent (stresses lack of logical match.)
คำตรงข้าม
consistent (matching or agreeing with each other.) | aligned (pointing in the same direction or sharing goals.) | similar (not very different.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
divergent views |divergent opinions |divergent accounts |divergent results |divergent approaches |divergent priorities |divergent interpretations |divergent interests |divergent perspectives |divergent narratives
หัวข้อ
communication |opinions |society |work
ตัวอย่าง
  • The witnesses gave divergent accounts of what happened.
  • Scientists debated two divergent interpretations of the data.
  • Their priorities were divergent, so the project stalled.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • We have divergent opinions about the plan.
  • The two reports are divergent.
adjective B2 property
2

spreading apart from a point

moving away from each other

รูปแบบการใช้: divergent [roads/paths/lines/rays]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Do not confuse with convergent, which means ‘coming together’.
คำพ้องความหมาย
separating (plain, everyday wording.) | spreading (suggests widening distance.) | branching (often used for paths or systems dividing.)
คำตรงข้าม
convergent (moving toward the same point.) | parallel (running alongside without getting farther apart.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
divergent paths |divergent roads |divergent routes |divergent lines |divergent rays |divergent directions |divergent trajectories |divergent branches |divergent streams |divergent tracks
หัวข้อ
travel |space |science
ตัวอย่าง
  • At the top of the hill, two divergent roads lead to different towns.
  • The flashlight produced a divergent beam that spread across the wall.
  • The cracks followed divergent lines from the impact point.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • The two paths are divergent.
  • The roads become divergent after the bridge.
adjective C1 process
3

growing apart over time

becoming more different as time passes

รูปแบบการใช้: divergent [careers/lives/trajectories/strategies]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may overuse diverging; divergent is often used as a concise adjective in formal writing (e.g., divergent trajectories).
คำพ้องความหมาย
separating (focuses on moving apart.) | splitting (suggests a clearer break into two or more parts.) | drifting apart (more emotional and informal.)
คำตรงข้าม
converging (moving toward the same point or becoming more similar.) | uniting (coming together as one.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
divergent trajectories |divergent career paths |divergent strategies |divergent goals |divergent outcomes |divergent developments |divergent trends |divergent futures |divergent directions |divergent interests
หัวข้อ
relationships |work |change
ตัวอย่าง
  • After college, their lives took divergent paths.
  • The two economies have shown divergent trends over the past decade.
  • As the company expanded, the teams’ goals became increasingly divergent.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • Our plans became divergent.
  • Their careers went in divergent directions.
adjective technical C1 property
4

not converging in mathematics

not getting closer to one limit (math)

รูปแบบการใช้: a divergent [series/sequence/integral]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
In math, divergent does not simply mean ‘different’; it specifically means ‘not convergent’.
คำพ้องความหมาย
nonconvergent (more explicit technical term.) | unbounded (emphasizes growing without limit (not always identical).)
คำตรงข้าม
convergent (approaching a finite limit.) | bounded (staying within limits (not always equivalent to convergent).)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
divergent series |divergent sequence |divergent integral |divergent sum |divergent behavior |divergent limit |divergent term |divergent expansion
หัวข้อ
math |education |science
ตัวอย่าง
  • The harmonic series is divergent, even though its terms get smaller.
  • They proved the integral is divergent near zero.
  • Without damping, the solution becomes divergent as time increases.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
  • This series is divergent.
  • The integral is divergent.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
divergent
IPA
GB/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt/
US/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
di - ver - gent (3 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ver)
รูปคำ
Adjective
  • Base: divergent
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Core family
diverge verb B2 divergence noun C1
Advanced or less common
divergently adverb
Negative and opposite forms
convergent adjective converge verb B2 convergence noun
วลีและสำนวน

divergent boundary

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt bˈaʊndɚi/
fixed phrase technical

tectonic plates moving apart

where tectonic plates move apart

ตัวอย่าง
  • New oceanic crust forms at a divergent boundary along mid-ocean ridges.
  • The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a well-known divergent boundary.
  • Earthquakes at a divergent boundary are usually relatively shallow.

divergent evolution

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt ˌɛvəlˈuʃən/
fixed phrase technical

species evolving into different forms

when related species become more different

ตัวอย่าง
  • Island habitats can drive divergent evolution in closely related species.
  • The diagram shows divergent evolution from a common ancestor.
  • Different diets led to divergent evolution in the two populations.

divergent interests

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt ˈɪntɚˌɛsts/
fixed phrase formal

goals that do not match

different goals that may conflict

ตัวอย่าง
  • The negotiators struggled to balance divergent interests.
  • There were divergent interests between investors and employees.
  • The policy tries to reconcile divergent interests within the community.

divergent paths

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt pˈæθs/
fixed phrase

lives or plans splitting

go in different directions in life

ตัวอย่าง
  • After graduation, they followed divergent paths.
  • The two companies took divergent paths as the market changed.
  • The story shows how one decision can lead to divergent paths.

divergent series

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt sˈɪɹiz/
fixed phrase technical

series with no finite limit

a series that does not converge

ตัวอย่าง
  • The harmonic series is a classic example of a divergent series.
  • They compared a convergent series with a divergent series.
  • The test asked students to identify whether the series is divergent.

divergent thinking

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt θˈɪŋkɪŋ/
fixed phrase

generating many different ideas

thinking of many ideas, not just one

ตัวอย่าง
  • The workshop was designed to encourage divergent thinking.
  • Good brainstorming sessions rely on divergent thinking before evaluation begins.
  • Teachers used games to build students’ divergent thinking skills.

divergent views

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt vjˈuz/
fixed phrase

strongly different opinions

very different opinions

ตัวอย่าง
  • The committee holds divergent views on how to cut costs.
  • Despite their divergent views, they agreed to keep talking.
  • The article presents two divergent views of the same event.

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