Similar customs were known in widely divergent cultures such as Ancient Egypt and Scandinavia.在一些大不相同的文化中存在着相似的习俗，比如古埃及和斯堪的纳维亚。The two friends followed divergent paths in life.这两个朋友走了不同的人生道路。Their ideas are somewhat divergent.他们的想法有些分歧。Their views are widely divergent.他们的观点大相径庭。