distinct

distinct

英 [dɪ'stɪŋ(k)t]
　　美 [dɪ'stɪŋkt]

adj. 明顯的；獨特的；清楚的；有區別的

distinct(ly)的意思是“獨立的（地）”，“清楚的（地）”。distinctive(ly)的意思是“足以表示特殊的（地）”或“有特色的（地）”。要註意兩者的用法不要混淆。

One of the distinctive features of this movie is its distinct music.
這部電影的特點之一是它與眾不同的音樂。

中文詞源：

distinct 清楚的

詞源同distinguish, 區分，分開。

例句：

1. The lighthouse beam was quite distinct in the gathering dusk.
燈塔的光束在漸濃的暮色中清晰可見。

2. Editorially, they never really became a unique distinct product.
就立場和觀點來說，它們從未真正做到樹立起自己獨具一格的視角。

3. Modern linguistics emerged as a distinct field in the nineteenth century.
現代語言學在19世紀作為一個獨立的領域出現。

4. Engineering and technology are disciplines distinct from one another and from science.
工程學和工藝學互不相同，也有別於自然學科。

5. Another Cup marathon between the two sides is now a distinct possibility.
雙方很可能再進行一場馬拉松式的優勝杯比賽。