discriminate
英 [d?'skr?m?ne?t]
美[d?'skr?m?net]
- vt. 歧視；區別；辨別
- vi. 區別；辨別
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詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?discriminates;過去式:?discriminated;過去分詞:?discriminated;現在分詞:?discriminating;
助記提示
1. 把犯罪的人分開。
中文詞源
discriminate 區分，歧視
dis-, 分開，散開。-crim, 區分，詞源同crime, crisis. 即區分開，區別對待，歧視。
英文詞源
- discriminate
- discriminate: see discern
- discriminate (v.)
- 1620s, from Latin discriminatus, past participle of discriminare "to divide, separate," from discrimen (genitive discriminis) "interval, distinction, difference," derived noun from discernere (see discern). The adverse (usually racial) sense is first recorded 1866, American English. Positive sense remains in discriminating. Related: Discriminated. Also used 17c. and after as an adjective meaning "distinct."
雙語例句
- 1. The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells.
- 這臺儀器可以辨別癌細胞和正常的細胞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Commission for Racial Equality teaches organisations not to discriminate.
- 種族平等委員會告誡各家機構不要心存歧視。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The computer program was unable to discriminate between letters and numbers.
- 這計算機程序不能辨別字母與數字。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. It is unjust and unlawful to discriminate against people of other races.
- 歧視外族人是不公正的,也是違法的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. You must learn to discriminate between facts and opinions.
- 你必須學會把事實和看法區分出來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
