| 单词 | discriminate |
| 释义 | discriminate (dɪskrɪmɪneɪt ) Word forms: discriminates , discriminating , discriminated 1. verb If you can discriminate between two things, you can recognize that they are different. He is incapable of discriminating between a good idea and a terrible one. [V + between] The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells. [V between pl-n] Synonyms: differentiate, distinguish, discern, separate 2. verb To discriminate against a group of people or in favour of a group of people means to unfairly treat them worse or better than other groups. They believe the law discriminates against women. [VERB + against] ...legislation which would discriminate in favour of racial minorities. [V + in favour of] The Commission for Racial Equality teaches organisations not to discriminate. [VERB] Collocations: discriminate unfairly Such a test would not only discriminate unfairly, by judging invididuals on the basis of statistics that apply only to groups, its results would also be meaningless. Times, Sunday Times An algorithm used to help police make custody decisions has been altered amid concerns that it was discriminating unfairly based on postcodes. Times, Sunday Times I think they are discriminating unfairly. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 区分 Japanese: 区別する |
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