| 单词 | distinct |
| 释义 | distinct (once / 80 pages) adj When something is distinct, it is easily identifiable or set apart from others of its kind. An eighth-grader who is six feet tall has a distinct advantage over the other kids on the basketball court. A thing can be distinct if it is easy to see, either because it is different in some way from the things around it or if it is more clear and visible, as in: “The license number of the getaway car was more distinct once I cleaned my glasses.” The word distinct comes from “to distinguish,” which is when a person or thing is set apart from the pack: “The research that she did was distinct in its attention to detail.” WORD FAMILYdistinct: distincter, distinctest, distinctive, distinctly, distinctness, indistinct+/distinctive: distinctively, distinctiveness/indistinct: indistinctest, indistinctly, indistinctness USAGE EXAMPLESA landmark research study identifies distinct stages in the process of changing one’s life. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) More notably, 2017 is the smallest whole number whose cube root begins with ten distinct digits: The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) He argued that several thousand years ago, at the time the Iliad was written, our brains were “bicameral,” composed of two distinct chambers. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj constituting a separate entity or part on two distinct occasions Syn discrete separate independent; not united or joint 2adj (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality plants of several distinct types the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses gold is distinct from iron a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees Syn distinguishable different unlike in nature or quality or form or degree 3adj recognizable; marked noticed a distinct improvement Syn decided definite precise; explicit and clearly defined 4adj easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined a distinct flavor a distinct odor of turpentine a distinct outline the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette distinct fingerprints Syn|Ant clear readily apparent to the mind definiteprecise; explicit and clearly defined chiseled, well-definedhaving a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges clean-cut, clear, clear-cutclear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible crisp, sharp(of something seen or heard) clearly defined crystallinedistinctly or sharply outlined defined, outlinedshowing clearly the outline or profile or boundary knifelikehaving a sharp or distinct edge razor-sharpvery clearly delineated precisesharply exact or accurate or delimited indistinct not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand unclearnot clear to the mind indefinitevague or not clearly defined or stated bedimmedmade dim or indistinct bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzyindistinct or hazy in outline cloudy, nebulose, nebulouslacking definite form or limits dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispylacking clarity or distinctness faintindistinctly understood or felt or perceived veiledmuted or unclear 5adj clearly or sharply defined to the mind Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest Syn clear-cut, trenchant clear readily apparent to the mind |
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