单词 | discriminate |
释义 | Word Frequency discriminateverb (dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪt) 1. (intr; usually foll by in favour of or against) to single out a particular person, group, etc, for special favour or, esp, disfavour, often because of a characteristic such as race, colour, sex, intelligence, etc 2. (when intr, foll by between or among) to recognize or understand the difference (between); distinguish to discriminate right and wrong to discriminate between right and wrong 3. (intransitive) to constitute or mark a difference 4. (intransitive) to be discerning in matters of taste adjective (dɪˈskrɪmɪnɪt) 5. showing or marked by discrimination Derived forms discriminately (disˈcriminately) adverb discriminator (disˈcrimiˌnator) noun Word origin C17: from Latin discrīmināre to divide, from discrīmen a separation, from discernere to discern |
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