discriminate

discriminate

英 [dɪ'skrɪmɪneɪt]
　　美 [dɪ'skrɪmɪnet]

vt. 歧視；區別；辨別
　　vi. 區別；辨別

v.(動詞)criminate的意思是separate,前綴dis-的意思是apart。discriminate的基本意思是“分別,區分,區別對待”,可用作不及物動詞或及物動詞,用於及物動詞時,後可接名詞或代詞作賓語。discriminate後接介詞against,可表示“歧視”; 後接介詞between或from,可表示“區分”。discriminate作“有差別地對待”解時,多用於不及物動詞。

中文詞源：

discriminate 區分，歧視

dis-, 分開，散開。-crim, 區分，詞源同crime, crisis. 即區分開，區別對待，歧視。

例句：

1. The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells.
這臺儀器可以辨別癌細胞和正常的細胞。

2. The Commission for Racial Equality teaches organisations not to discriminate.
種族平等委員會告誡各傢機構不要心存歧視。

3. The computer program was unable to discriminate between letters and numbers.
這計算機程序不能辨別字母與數字。

4. It is unjust and unlawful to discriminate against people of other races.
歧視外族人是不公正的,也是違法的.

5. You must learn to discriminate between facts and opinions.
你必須學會把事實和看法區分出來.