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单词 distinct
释义 distinct
 —distinctness,  n.  
 /di stingkt"/,  adj.  
  1. distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes fol. by from): His private and public lives are distinct.
  2. different in nature or quality; dissimilar (sometimes fol. by from): Gold is distinct from iron.
  3. clear to the senses or intellect; plain; unmistakable: The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette.
  4. distinguishing or perceiving clearly: distinct vision.
  5. unquestionably exceptional or notable: a distinct honor.
  6.  Archaic.   distinctively decorated or adorned.
 [1350-1400; ME < L distinctus, ptp. of disting(u)ere to divide off, pick out, distinguish (di- DI-2 + *sting(u)ere presumably, to prick, mark by pricking; cf. INSTINCT1, INSTIGATE)]
 Syn. 1. individual. See various. 3. well-defined, unconfused.
 Ant. 3, 4. indistinct.
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