这些形容词均含“不同的”之意。
different : 普通用词，强调事物间的区别或本质的不同。有时侧重对比，不着重差别。
- She seems to wear something different every day.
她似乎每天都穿不一样的衣服。 - He's different now that he's been to college.
他现在上了大学，与以前不一样了。 - We're reading a different book this week.
这周我们在读另一本书。 - Emily is very/completely/entirely different from her sister.
埃米莉与她姐姐截然不同。 - Emily and her sister are completely different.
埃米莉和她姐姐完全不同。 - There are many different types/kinds of bacteria.
细菌有很多不同的种类。
various : 通常强调种类的数目。
- We had various problems on our journey, including a flat tyre.
我们在旅途中遇到了各种各样的问题，包括轮胎被扎破了。 - The author gave various reasons for having written the book.
作者给出了写那本书的各种理由。 - Girardo was out of action with various injuries for most of last season.
上个赛季大多数时间吉拉多都因为各种伤病而不能上场。 - Various people whom we weren't expecting turned up at the meeting.
形形色色让我们意想不到的人出现在了会场。
diverse : 语气较强，指性质完全不同，着重显著的区别。
- people from diverse cultures
不同文化背景的人 - My interests are very diverse.
我的兴趣非常广泛。 - Jones has a much more diverse and perhaps younger audience.
琼斯的观众群更为多样化而且可能更年轻。
