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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Diversion \Di*ver"sion\, n. [Cf. F. diversion. See {Divert}.]
   1. The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or
      object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel;
      diversion of the mind from business.

   2. That which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind
      from care or study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport;
      play; pastime; as, the diversions of youth. ``Public
      diversions.'' --V. Knox.

            Such productions of wit and humor as expose vice and
            folly, furnish useful diversion to readers.
                                                  --Addison.

   3. (Mil.) The act of drawing the attention and force of an
      enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be
      made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts.

   Syn: Amusement; entertainment; pastime; recreation; sport;
        game; play; solace; merriment.

資料來源 : WordNet®

diversion
     n 1: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba
          diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for
          recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword
          puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of
          recreation" [syn: {recreation}]
     2: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a
        diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into
        irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: {deviation},
         {digression}, {deflection}, {deflexion}, {divagation}]
     3: an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the
        point of the principal attack [syn: {diversionary attack}]
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