People greatly differ ____ their views of life.
A. from B. in C. at D. to(日本高考英语试题)
试题要求选 B(in)，我不明白这里为什么不能选 A(from)。differ from 不是最常见的搭配吗？
differ in 与 differ from 的意义和用法是完全不同的。differ from 用于表示前项不同于后项（A differs from B——A 不同于 B），而 differ in 表示两项以上的主语或复数主语在……方面不同（ differ in...），请分析下面的实例：
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Modern cars differ from the early ones in many ways. (EED) 现代汽车在许多方面与早期汽车不同。
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She and her sister differ in eye colour. (LDPV) 她跟她姐姐眼睛的颜色不同。
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Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they differ greatly ____ size and shape.
A. on B. from C. by D. in(全国高考上海卷,07-25)
当需要表示“A 与 B 在……方面不同”时, 就要采用 differ from... in 的格式:
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Russian differs from English in having a distinct alphabet and many inflected forms. (ODCILE) 俄语与英语不同,它有一套独特的字母和许多屈折形式。
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She differs from her sister in the colour of her eyes. (LDPV) 她眼睛的颜色跟姐姐不同。