英语词汇“discrete”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Discrete means separate or divided. A discrete unit is a separate part of something larger. A room is a discrete space within a house, just as the transmission is a discrete part of a car engine.

If something is discrete, it has its own space. An ice cube comes from an ice tray, but it has its own discrete compartment. A student government might have discrete committees for different projects. Don't confuse discrete with its close cousin discreet, which means “appropriately private.” Billionaire Bruce Wayne, for example, is very discreet about his secret life as Batman. You could say Batman is a discrete, or separate, part of Bruce Wayne’s identity. Anything distinct and separated is discrete.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

discreet / discrete

Discreet means on the down low, under the radar, careful, but discrete means individual or detached. They come from the same ultimate source, the Latin discrētus, for separated or distinct, but discreet has taken its own advice and quietly gone its separate way.

Today discreet is to be politely private about something and to be aware of consequences if everyone finds out what you're doing. Be discreet when you eat the lollipop your mom gave you but not your sister, so you don't have to listen to a tantrum. Wealthy people often try to be discreet with their money, because they don't want everyone to know they're rich. When you're trying to be cool, and keep something quiet, you're being discreet:

A source said: "Wayne attracts a lot of attention and the millionaires attracted to the area like to be more discreet." (The Sun)

Sound Level: Quiet, with widely spaced tables allowing for discreet conversations. (Business Week)

Discrete remains closer to its roots, meaning individual, detached, separated:

It is far better to think of these as isolated, unpredictable, discrete events. (Salon)

Quantum theory is usually thought of as discrete; after all, that's what the word "quantum" connotes. (Scientific American)

So last year, when earthquakes were recorded in small, discrete clusters in north central Arkansas, researchers perked up. (New York Times)

Although discreet and discrete have separate (or discrete) meanings, they are often confused. Remember that the "ee's" in discreet hide together in the middle of the word, but the "t" in discrete separates them.

WORD FAMILY

discrete: discretely, discreteness, discretest, indiscrete+/indiscrete: indiscretely

USAGE EXAMPLES

The plan, which he calls a daisy drive, separates the components of any gene drive into discrete parts—a genetic version of a multistage rocket.

The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016)

Modular tiles representing discrete districts compose the cityscape.

The Guardian(Dec 06, 2016)

He believes the pictures reveal a "discrete, low profile wedding" in a small town or rural area in the UK.

BBC(Nov 30, 2016)

adj constituting a separate entity or part

a government with three discrete divisions

Syn

distinct
separate

independent; not united or joint

单词	discrete
释义	discrete (once / 13602 pages) adj Discrete means separate or divided. A discrete unit is a separate part of something larger. A room is a discrete space within a house, just as the transmission is a discrete part of a car engine. If something is discrete, it has its own space. An ice cube comes from an ice tray, but it has its own discrete compartment. A student government might have discrete committees for different projects. Don't confuse discrete with its close cousin discreet, which means “appropriately private.” Billionaire Bruce Wayne, for example, is very discreet about his secret life as Batman. You could say Batman is a discrete, or separate, part of Bruce Wayne’s identity. Anything distinct and separated is discrete. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS discreet / discrete Discreet means on the down low, under the radar, careful, but discrete means individual or detached. They come from the same ultimate source, the Latin discrētus, for separated or distinct, but discreet has taken its own advice and quietly gone its separate way. Today discreet is to be politely private about something and to be aware of consequences if everyone finds out what you're doing. Be discreet when you eat the lollipop your mom gave you but not your sister, so you don't have to listen to a tantrum. Wealthy people often try to be discreet with their money, because they don't want everyone to know they're rich. When you're trying to be cool, and keep something quiet, you're being discreet: A source said: "Wayne attracts a lot of attention and the millionaires attracted to the area like to be more discreet." (The Sun) Sound Level: Quiet, with widely spaced tables allowing for discreet conversations. (Business Week) Discrete remains closer to its roots, meaning individual, detached, separated: It is far better to think of these as isolated, unpredictable, discrete events. (Salon) Quantum theory is usually thought of as discrete; after all, that's what the word "quantum" connotes. (Scientific American) So last year, when earthquakes were recorded in small, discrete clusters in north central Arkansas, researchers perked up. (New York Times) Although discreet and discrete have separate (or discrete) meanings, they are often confused. Remember that the "ee's" in discreet hide together in the middle of the word, but the "t" in discrete separates them. WORD FAMILY discrete: discretely, discreteness, discretest, indiscrete+/indiscrete: indiscretely USAGE EXAMPLES The plan, which he calls a daisy drive, separates the components of any gene drive into discrete parts—a genetic version of a multistage rocket. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) Modular tiles representing discrete districts compose the cityscape. The Guardian(Dec 06, 2016) He believes the pictures reveal a "discrete, low profile wedding" in a small town or rural area in the UK. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) adj constituting a separate entity or part a government with three discrete divisions Syn distinct separate independent; not united or joint
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