discern

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v. 辨别, 看清楚, 了解

发音

UK /dɪˈsɜːn/
US /dɪˈsɝn/
UK /dɪˈzɜːn/
US /dɪˈzɝn/

词形变化

discern'd discerned discernest discerneth discerning discerns 三单 discerns discerning 现在分词 discerned 过去式 discerned 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

识别；领悟，认识

动词

看清楚，辨别

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry.

    察觉

    及物
  3. 3.

    To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate or discriminate.

    辨别

    及物

    He was too young to discern right from wrong.

  4. 4.

    To perceive differences.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

spot recognize recognise distinguish make out pick out tell apart

上位词 5

find notice discover observe detect

下位词 6

resolve discriminate sniff out nose out scent out smell out

词源

From Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, discern”), from dis- (“apart”) + cernere (“to distinguish”); see certain.

来源：wiktionary