made up of parts or people that are very different from each other 由不同的人（或事物）组成的 a disparate group of individuals 三教九流的一帮人
(of two or more things 两种或以上的事物 so different from each other that they cannot be compared or cannot work together 迥然不同的；无法比较的；不相干的 a critical study that aims to cover such disparate forms as Anglo-Saxon poetry and the modern novel. 旨在涵盖盎格鲁-撒克逊诗歌和现代小说等不同形式的批判性研究。
Extra ExamplesThe machine can keep the disparate parts of the system coordinated. 这台机器能够使系统中截然不同的部件协调运转。 When he took over, the party was composed of disparate reactionary groups. 他掌权时，该党由不同的反动集团组成。 The aim was to bring disparate information sources into one easy-to-use database. 其目的是将不同的信息源整合到一个易于使用的数据库中。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin disparatus ‘separated’, from the verb disparare, from dis- ‘apart’ + parare ‘to prepare’; influenced in sense by Latin dispar ‘unequal’.