| 单词 | discriminate |
| 释义 | discriminate (once / 353 pages) adjv When you discriminate between two things, you can tell the difference between them and can tell them apart. The ability to discriminate between similar objects is important. For example, if you want to be a good root farmer, it helps if you can discriminate between a turnip and a parsnip. However, some people take it too far and discriminate against other people, treating them differently based on their physical characteristics or abilities. To be able to discriminate between a turnip and a radish is good, but to discriminate against people is not. WORD FAMILYdiscriminate: discriminable, discriminated, discriminately, discriminates, discriminating, discriminatingly, discrimination, discriminative, discriminator, discriminatory, indiscriminate+/discriminating: indiscriminating, undiscriminating/discrimination: discriminations, non-discrimination/discriminative: discriminatively/discriminator: discriminators/discriminatory: discriminatorily/indiscriminate: indiscriminately, indiscriminatingly/undiscriminating: undiscriminatingly USAGE EXAMPLESUntil the barrier of transportation is cleared for all students, the school voucher system is not equitable, as it discriminates against those without transportation. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The report concluded that seeing passengers’ photos and names may contribute to drivers’ ability to discriminate based on race and gender. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) “I always thought liberals were all encompassing and conservatives discriminating. This restaurant is an example of reverse discrimination or hypocritical discrimination.” Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions discriminate judgments discriminate people Syn|Ant discriminating showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste indiscriminate not marked by fine distinctions promiscuousnot selective of a single class or person sweeping, wholesaleignoring distinctions indiscriminating, undiscriminatingnot discriminating generalapplying to all or most members of a category or group 2v distinguish I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish Hyper discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart detect with the senses 3v recognize or perceive the difference Syn|Hypo|Hyper know apart subtilize mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart mark as different 4v treat differently on the basis of sex or race Syn|Hypo|Hyper separate, single out insulate, isolate place or set apart hive offremove from a group and make separate segregateseparate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation redlinediscriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood disadvantage, disfavor, disfavourput at a disadvantage; hinder, harm segregateseparate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others ghettoise, ghettoizeput in a ghetto cloisterseclude from the world in or as if in a cloister seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdrawkeep away from others quarantineplace into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons maroonleave stranded on a desert island without resources hamper, handicap, hinderput at a disadvantage prejudicedisadvantage by prejudice differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart mark as different |
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