differentiate

differentiate

英 [,dɪfə'renʃɪeɪt]
　　美 [,dɪfə'rɛnʃɪet]

vi. 區分，區別
　　vt. 區分，區別

v.(動詞)differentiate的基本意思是表示具有能夠區分事物特性或區分易混淆事物的不同之處的能力。differentiate可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,後可接名詞作賓語,可用於被動結構。differentiate後接介詞between表示“區分,區別對待”; 後接介詞into表示“區分為”。

中文詞源：

differentiate 辨別

來自differ, 不同。引申義辨別，使差異化。

例句：

1. A child may not differentiate between his imagination and the real world.
兒童可能無法將自己的幻想與真實世界區分開來。

2. It's difficult to differentiate between the two varieties.
這兩個品種很難辨別。

3. You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.
你可以憑借煙囪形狀的不同來區分這兩幢房子.

4. He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.
他從未學會分辨善惡.

5. This genus of plants differentiate into many species.
這種植物可區分為許多種類.