“分散的”常见英文表达有 scattered、dispersed、decentralized 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境:
scattered:强调事物在空间上分布得零散、不集中,或时间上断断续续、不连贯。例如:
The villagers live in scattered houses across the valley.(村民们分散住在山谷各处的房子里。)
We had scattered showers throughout the day.(一整天都有零星的阵雨。)
dispersed:侧重于原本聚集在一起的事物被分散开、驱散,强调分散的动作和结果。例如:
The crowd dispersed quickly after the police arrived.(警察到达后,人群迅速散开了。)
The chemicals in the solution have dispersed evenly.(溶液中的化学物质已经均匀分散开来了。)
decentralized:主要用于描述组织、系统、权力等从中心向周边分散,强调结构或管理上的去中心化。例如:
The company has a decentralized management structure.(公司采用分散式的管理结构。)
Many developing countries are trying to decentralize their governments.(许多发展中国家正尝试让政府权力下放。)