| 单词 | discernment |
| 释义 | discernment (once / 2939 pages) n Discernment is the ability to make a smart judgment about something. If you're voting for Student Council President, you need to use discernment to pick the best candidate. The noun discernment describes a wise way of judging between things, or a particularly perceptive way of seeing things. If you can understand something that's somewhat hidden or obscure — if you figure out the themes of a confusing movie, for example — you're using discernment. It comes from the Latin word discernere, meaning "separate." Discernment separates what's important or true from what's not. WORD FAMILYdiscernment: discernments+/discern: discernable, discerned, discernible, discerning, discernment, discerns/discernable: discernability, discernably/discernible: discernibly, indiscernible/discerning: discerningly, undiscerning/indiscernible: indiscernibly/undiscerning: undiscerningly USAGE EXAMPLESBut most of the stowing and picking of items, which require fine motor skills and discernment, is done by human brains and hands. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Brokers cite the neighborhood’s popularity with families and buyers’ sharpening discernment in a softer market. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) In Federalist No. 68, Hamilton wrote that discernment also depends on the electors being disinterested and insulated from political pressure. Wall Street Journal(Dec 16, 2016) 1n the cognitive condition of someone who understands Syn|Hypo|Hyper apprehension, savvy, understanding comprehension an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) self-knowledgean understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities smatteringa slight or superficial understanding of a subject appreciation, grasp, holdunderstanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something graspingunderstanding with difficulty hindsightunderstanding the nature of an event after it has happened brainstorm, brainwave, insightthe clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation realisation, realization, recognitioncoming to understand something clearly and distinctly sensea natural appreciation or ability lightmental understanding as an enlightening experience revelationan enlightening or astonishing disclosure breakthrough, discovery, finda productive insight flasha sudden brilliant understanding knowing a clear and certain mental apprehension 2n the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations Syn|Hypo|Hyper judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity eye good discernment (either visually or as if visually) common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit, sensesound practical judgment judiciousnessgood judgment circumspection, discreetness, discretion, prudenceknowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress indiscreetness, injudiciousnesslacking good judgment logicreasoned and reasonable judgment nouscommon sense road sensegood judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road confidentialitydiscretion in keeping secret information care, caution, forethought, precautionjudiciousness in avoiding harm or danger sapience, wisdom ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight 3n the trait of judging wisely and objectively a man of discernment Syn|Hypo|Hyper discretion caution, circumspection the trait of being circumspect and prudent prudencediscretion in practical affairs precautionthe trait of practicing caution in advance chariness, warinessthe trait of being cautious and watchful providencethe prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources frugality, frugalnessprudence in avoiding waste wisdom, wiseness the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight 4n delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values) Syn|Hypo|Hyper appreciation, perceptiveness, taste connoisseurship, vertu, virtu love of or taste for fine objects of art style, trend, voguethe popular taste at a given time delicacy, discretionrefined taste; tact culturethe tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group New Looka style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt fashionthe latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior bandwagona popular trend that attracts growing support counterculturea culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture mass culturethe culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media lettersthe literary culture discrimination, secernment the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished 5n perception of that which is obscure Syn|Hyper perceptiveness perception knowledge gained by perceiving |
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