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单词 to distinguish upon
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to distinguish upon
c. to distinguish of: to make distinctions with regard to (something), esp. in scholastic use (= 4b); to perceive or note the difference between (things) = 4, 8b; to judge of, discriminate between. to distinguish upon: to make (scholastic or subtle) distinctions with regard to. Obsolete.
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a1592 H. Smith Wks. (1866–7) I. 97 To defend usury, they distinguish upon it, as they distinguish of lying. As they say, there is a pernicious lie, and an officious lie, and a merry lie, and a godly lie; so [etc.].
1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 ii. i. 134 Sight may distinguish of colours, but sodeinly to nominate them all, it is impossible.
1646 H. Lawrence Of Communion & Warre with Angels 177 They have a certaine taste..by which they can distinguish of food.
1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. vi. 14 The term navigable must be distinguished on.
1678 tr. A. de Courtin Rules Civility (rev. ed.) xvi. 178 Able to judge and distinguish of styles.
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