heterogeneous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++het·e·ro·ge·ne·ous /ˌhetərəʊˈdʒiːniəs $ -roʊ-/ (also heterogenous /ˌhetəˈrɒdʒənəs◂ $ -ˈrɑː-/) adjective formal DIFFERENTconsisting of parts or members that are very different from each other 由全然不同的部分 [成员]组成的，混杂的 OPP homogeneous a heterogeneous collection of buildings 风格各异的一组建筑 —heterogeneously adverb —heterogeneity /ˌhetərəʊdʒəˈniːəti $ -roʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
heterogeneous• We have already made the point that most political cultures are heterogeneous.• Both antibodies are a largely heterogeneous family.• In the first stage, we primarily dealt with homogeneous networks, then moved to inter-networks that are heterogeneous in nature.• Young next to old, doing-well next to down-and-out: a heterogeneous mass present for its own mutually exclusive reasons.• The U.S. has a very heterogeneous population.• Services is simply too heterogeneous to be an interesting category.Origin heterogeneous (1600-1700) Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek, from hetero- ( → HETERO-) + genos “type”het·e·ro·ge·ne·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
or consisting that members different very parts from of Corpus are
heterogeneous
het‧e‧ro‧ge‧ne‧ous /ˌhetərəʊˈdʒiːniəs $ -roʊ-/
(also het‧e‧rog‧e‧nous /ˌhetəˈrɒdʒənəs◂ $ -ˈrɑː-/) adjective formal
OPP homogeneous:
a heterogeneous collection of buildings
—heterogeneously adverb
—heterogeneity /ˌhetərəʊdʒəˈniːəti, ˌhetərəʊdʒɪˈniːəti $ -roʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
het‧e‧ro‧ge‧ne‧ous /ˌhetərəʊˈdʒiːniəs $ -roʊ-/
(also het‧e‧rog‧e‧nous /ˌhetəˈrɒdʒənəs◂ $ -ˈrɑː-/) adjective formal Date: 1600-1700
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: heterogeneus, from Greek, from hetero- ( ⇨ hetero-) + genos 'type'
consisting of parts or members that are very different from each other Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: heterogeneus, from Greek, from hetero- ( ⇨ hetero-) + genos 'type'
OPP homogeneous:
—heterogeneously adverb
—heterogeneity /ˌhetərəʊdʒəˈniːəti, ˌhetərəʊdʒɪˈniːəti $ -roʊ-/ noun [uncountable]