When something is diverting, it is entertaining in a gentle way: it keeps your mind happily busy, so worries step aside for a while. A diverting story, play, or evening does not have to be loud or silly; it just pleasantly takes you somewhere else.

When something is diverting當某個東西是diverting的時候, it is entertaining in a gentle way它是一種溫和的有趣: it keeps your mind happily busy讓你的心思愉快地忙著, so worries step aside for a while讓煩惱暫時退到一邊. A diverting story, play, or evening一個diverting的故事、戲劇或夜晚 does not have to be loud or silly不必吵鬧或搞笑; it just pleasantly takes you somewhere else只是愉快地把你帶到別的地方去.

Though actually, this is a rather bookish word. Young people almost never say it on the street. You will meet it in reviews, in novels, and when someone wants to sound polite or a little old-fashioned. Everyday English would just say fun, entertaining, or amusing.

Though actually不過其實, this is a rather bookish word這是個相當書面的字. Young people almost never say it on the street年輕人在街頭幾乎不會這樣說. You will meet it in reviews, in novels你會在評論、小說裡遇到它, and when someone wants to sound polite or a little old-fashioned或是有人想聽起來有禮貌、有點老派的時候. Everyday English would just say fun, entertaining, or amusing日常英文就直接說fun、entertaining或amusing.

One extra truth: the same spelling also appears when we talk about diverting traffic (sending cars another way). That is the verb divert. Here the word is an adjective: if a film was diverting, it kept you nicely amused.

One extra truth還有一件事: the same spelling also appears when we talk about diverting traffic我們說diverting traffic（改道）的時候，也會用到同樣的拼法 (sending cars another way)（讓車子改走別的路）. That is the verb divert那是動詞divert. Here the word is an adjective這裡這個字是形容詞: if a film was diverting, it kept you nicely amused如果一部電影是diverting，就是它讓你舒舒服服地覺得有趣.