| 单词 | discriminating |
| 释义 | discriminating (once / 2481 pages) adj Someone discriminating has fine-grained judgment and can tell, for example, the difference between pretty good cookies and incredibly great cookies — a valuable skill. There are many areas of life where being discriminating can help you. A discriminating TV watcher will only watch the best shows, while someone undiscriminating will watch anything that's on. When eating, being discriminating is especially useful: why eat food that's badly prepared or unhealthy if you don't have to? A discriminating person can pick up on the small differences between things and use those differences to make better choices. We should all try to be more discriminating. WORD FAMILYdiscriminating: indiscriminating, undiscriminating+/discriminate: discriminable, discriminated, discriminately, discriminates, discriminating, discriminatingly, discrimination, discriminative, discriminator, discriminatory, indiscriminate/discrimination: discriminations, non-discrimination/discriminative: discriminatively/discriminator: discriminators/discriminatory: discriminatorily/indiscriminate: indiscriminately, indiscriminatingly/undiscriminating: undiscriminatingly USAGE EXAMPLES“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) Council to approve legislation preventing landlords from discriminating against those with criminal records. Washington Post(Dec 11, 2016) Kirk’s list is based on flimsy information that simply doesn’t support his claims that there is a problem of left-wing professors discriminating against conservative students. Salon(Dec 04, 2016) 1adj showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste the discriminating eye of the connoisseur Syn|Ant discerning having or revealing keen insight and good judgment discriminatemarked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions appreciativehaving or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion diacritic, diacriticalcapable of distinguishing discerningable to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive discriminative, discriminatorycapable of making fine distinctions eclecticselecting what seems best of various styles or ideas goodgenerally admired selectivetending to select; characterized by careful choice indiscriminating, undiscriminating not discriminating indiscriminatenot marked by fine distinctions indiscriminatefailing to make or recognize distinctions scattershotcovering a wide range in a haphazard way unperceptivelacking sensitivity, taste, or judgment unselectivenot selective or discriminating 2adj having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions Syn acute, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp perceptive having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment |
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