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not the same as somebody/something; not like somebody/something else 不同的；有区别的；有差异的 - different from somebody/something
American English is significantly different from British English. 美式英语与英式英语有很大差异。 - different to somebody/something (especially British English)
It's slightly different to what I'm used to. 和我习惯的略有不同。 - different than somebody/something (especially North American English)
He's different than the rest. 他和其他人不一样。 It's completely different now than it was a year ago. 现在和一年前完全不一样了。 People often give very different accounts of the same event. 人们对同一件事的叙述常常大为不同。 My son's terribly untidy; my daughter's no different. 我儿子邋遢极了，女儿也不比他强。 The room looks different without the furniture. 没有了家具，这房间看上去就不一样了。 Now he spoke in a different and kinder voice. 现在他用一种不同的、更亲切的声音说话了。 Let's try a different approach. 让我们尝试不同的方法。
British/American different from / to / thandifferent from / to / thanopposite similar- Different from is the most common structure in both British English and North American English. Different to is also used, especially in British English:
Paul’s very different from/to his brother. 保罗与他的哥哥大不一样。 This visit is very different from/to last time. 这次访问与上一次的大不相同。
- Especially in North American English people also say different than:
Your trains are different than ours. 你们的火车与我们的不一样。 You look different than before. 你看上去与从前不一样了。
- Use of different than is now becoming more common in British English as well, especially before a clause because you don't need to use what or how after than. Compare:
She looked different than I'd expected. 她看上去与我想象的不一样。 She looked different from what I’d expected. 她看起来和我想象的不一样。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta1Their customs are very different to ours. 他们的风俗与我们的有很大区别。 Attitudes are quite different in England. 英国人的态度截然不同。 The tune returns in a subtly different guise. 该旋律重复出现时形式上有了微妙的不同。 This is a far different movie from his previous one. 这部电影和他上一部电影迥然不同。 This school is radically different from most others. 这所学校同其他大多数学校截然不同。 He's a different proposition from his father—much less tolerant. 他和他父亲不同——他不那么宽容。 It's very different to what I'm used to. 这与我所习惯的大不相同。 We must approach the problem from a different standpoint. 我们必须换一种角度来处理这个问题。 The movie's different than the original book. 这部电影与原着不同。 I love playing in jazz bands because the music is so different. 我喜欢在爵士乐队演奏，因为音乐太不一样了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- very
- far
- clearly
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- from
- to
- than
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- different from somebody/something
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separate and individual 分别的；各别的；各种的 Each chapter deals with a different type of business. 每一章都涉及不同类型的业务。 She offered us five different kinds of cake. 她给我们提供了五种不同的蛋糕。 We're helping society in many different ways. 我们以许多不同的方式帮助社会。 The programme was about customs in different parts of the country. 这个节目介绍全国各地的风俗习惯。 They are sold in many different colours. 这些有多种颜色供选购。 I looked it up in three different dictionaries. 我分别在三本词典里查找过。
Extra ExamplesThis exquisite little hotel seemed to belong to a different age. 这家别致的小旅馆好像属于另一个时代。 The three friends are all from different ethnic backgrounds. 三个朋友都是不同民族背景的。 We come from different worlds. 我们来自不同的领域。 They use alternating bands of different coloured bricks. 他们使用不同颜色砖的交替带。 The same colour may not have the same effect on different types of paper. 相同的颜色在不同类型的纸张上可能不会产生相同的效果。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- very
- far
- clearly
- …
- from
- to
- than
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unusual; not like other people or things 不平常；与众不同；别致 Extra ExamplesHer methods are different, but no less effective for that. 她的方法是不同的，但同样有效。 a refreshingly different approach to language learning 一种全新的语言学习法
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin different- ‘carrying away, differing’, from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’.
Idioms
be another/a different matter
a different kettle of fish
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a completely different situation or person from the one previously mentioned 另一码事；截然不同的人
know different/otherwise
march to (the beat of) a different drummer/drum | march to a different beat/tune
pull in different/opposite directions
to have different aims that cannot be achieved together without causing problems 目标迥异；各行其是 There are different considerations, often pulling in different directions. 有各种不同的考虑，常令隔阂愈来愈深。
put a new/different complexion on something
to change the way that a situation appears 使形势改观 What you have told us puts a different complexion on the situation. 你所告诉我们的信息使情况的性质大为不同了。 The joke took on a rather serious complexion when the police became involved. 当涉及到警察时，玩笑就变得严肃起来了。
sing a different tune
to change your opinion about somebody/something or your attitude towards somebody/something 改变观点（或态度）；改弦易辙
tell a different story/tale
to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told 说的情况迥然不同；讲出来的是另一回事 These drugs are widely believed to be effective medications. The data, however, tell a different story. 这些药物被广泛认为是有效的药物。然而，这些数据讲述了一个不同的故事。