discriminate

英 [dɪ'skrɪmɪneɪt]美 [dɪ'skrɪmɪnet]
  • vt. 歧视；区别；辨别
  • vi. 区别；辨别
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助记提示

1. 把犯罪的人分开。

中文词源

discriminate 区分，歧视

dis-, 分开，散开。-crim, 区分，词源同crime, crisis. 即区分开，区别对待，歧视。

英文词源

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."

双语例句

1. The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells.
这台仪器可以辨别癌细胞和正常的细胞。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The Commission for Racial Equality teaches organisations not to discriminate.
种族平等委员会告诫各家机构不要心存歧视。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The computer program was unable to discriminate between letters and numbers.
这计算机程序不能辨别字母与数字。
来自《权威词典》
4. It is unjust and unlawful to discriminate against people of other races.
歧视外族人是不公正的,也是违法的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. You must learn to discriminate between facts and opinions.
你必须学会把事实和看法区分出来.
来自《简明英汉词典》