early 15c., "diverse condition;" c. 1600 "act of diverting," from Middle French diversion, from Late Latin diversionem (nominative diversio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin divertere (see divert).
Sense of "amusement, entertainment" is first recorded 1640s. Hence, divertimento (1823), from the Italian form; originally "a musical composition designed primarily for entertainment."
实用例句
1. In 1766 he excommunicated the village for its "depraved diversion."
1766年，他以“堕落地享乐”为由将那个村庄逐出教会。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The whole argument is a diversion.
这场辩论分散了人们的注意力。
来自柯林斯例句
3. a river diversion project
河流改道工程
来自《权威词典》
4. Our party believes in encouraging cultural diversity, not diversion.
