ことにする〔異にする〕 〈他動〉To differ (in some point); to be different (in some respect) ◆僕は君と意見を異にする　We differ in opinion―I must differ with you. ◆二人意見を異にする時は一人は必ず間違っているのに違い無い、また双方共間違っていることがある　When two men differ in opinion, one must be wrong, and both may be wrong. ◆二人は全然性格を異にしている　The two are entirely different in character. ◆彼我習慣を異にする　We differ in custom―Our customs are different from theirs. ◆この著者は世間にありふれた本と選を異にしている　The work is entirely different from common books―not to be classed with common books. ◆二者長短を異にす　They are different in length―(長所短所なら)―They have different merits and faults. ◆国語はおのおのその習慣を異にする　Each language has its own idioms. ◆僕は日本人と西洋人と取扱いを異にしない　I do not discriminate between Japanese and foreigners.