different
单词辨析：
强调事物之间的区别，侧重对比，常与介词 from 连用；英国英语口语中也常用 different to, 而美国英语中则用 different than。
They hold different political views from each other.
他们彼此的政治观点不同。
Her dress is different to mine.
她的裙子和我的不一样。
Tom seemed different than he did in Germany.
汤姆和在德国时好像不一样了。
语气较强，强调性质或种类不同，侧重表示区别显著。
People from diverse cultures work together in this company.
在这家公司，不同文化背景的人在一起工作。
The boy is only 5 years old, but his interests are very diverse.
这个男孩才5岁，但是他的兴趣非常广泛。
强调种类不同，通常作定语。
He decided to support his rival for various reasons.
出于种种原因，他决定支持自己的对手。
There are various ways to solve this problem.
有多种方法可以解决这个问题。
相关例句：
Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world.
和大多数同辈人一样，我生长在一个截然不同的世界。
London was different from most European capitals
伦敦同大多数欧洲国家的首都都有所不同。
If he'd attended music school, how might things have been different?
如果他上过音乐学校，事情会有怎样的不同呢？
This recipe is certainly interesting and different.
这种烹饪法的确很有意思而且与众不同。
They compared how these organisms behaved when left in contact with different materials
他们比较了与不同材料接触时这些生物体的反应。
Different countries specialised in different products
不同国家专门生产不同的产品。