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. WORD FAMILYdiscrete: discretely, discreteness, discretest, indiscrete+/indiscrete: indiscretely USAGE EXAMPLESThe 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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