distinguish

漢語翻譯

vt. 區別, 辨別
vi. 區別, 辨別
相關詞組:
distinguish A from B
distinguish oneself in...
distinguish...into...

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:distinguished 過去分詞:distinguished 現在分詞:distinguishing 第三人稱單數:distinguishes 副詞:distinguishably 形容詞:distinguishable 

詞意辨析：

discern, discriminate, distinguish

這些動詞均有“區別、辨別”之意。
discern: 語義較籠統，著重精深與準確的觀察力，不一定有能力辨別關係密切的各項事物。
discriminate: 語氣強，指從十分相似的事物中辨出差異，尤其把好壞區分開來。
distinguish: 普通用詞，指辨別者的能力或實際觀察到的區別，強調辨別所需的技巧。

英文解釋：

動詞 distinguish:

1. mark as different
   同義詞：separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
2. detect with the senses
   同義詞：recognize, recognise, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart
3. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
   同義詞：mark, differentiate
4. make conspicuous or noteworthy
   同義詞：signalize, signalise
5. identify as in botany or biology, for example
   同義詞：identify, discover, key, key out, describe, name

例句：

1. Speeches distinguish human beings from animals.
   人類和動物的區別在於人會說話。
2. She distinguished herself by her coolness and bravery.
   她因頭腦冷靜、敢作敢為而為人稱道。
3. The twins were so much alike that it was impossible to distinguish one from the other.
   這對孿生子像得使人無法分辨。
4. He distinguished himself by his courage.
   他因英勇而揚名。

詳細解釋：

dis.tin.guish

v.（動詞）
dis.tin.guished,dis.tin.guish.ing,dis.tin.guish.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To perceive as being different or distinct.
區分，辨別，分清：感覺到不同的或有區別的
To perceive distinctly; discern:
辨別出；識別：
例句：
distinguished the masts of ships on the horizon.
在地平線上發現許多船的桅桿

To make noticeable or different; set apart.
引人注目，有別於；引起注意
To cause (oneself) to be eminent or recognized:
使傑出，使著名：
例句：
They have distinguished themselves as dedicated social workers.
他們作為全心全意的社會工作者而出人頭地

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate:
區分，辨別；分清：
例句：
distinguish between right and wrong.
辨別是非

來源：
Alteration of obsolete distingue
廢語 distingue的變化
from Middle English distinguen
源自 中古英文 distinguen
from Old French distinguer
源自 古法文 distinguer
from Latin distinguere [to separate] * see steig-
源自 拉丁語 distinguere [分開，使分離] *參見 steig-

【引伸】
distin.guishable
adj.（形容詞）
distin.guishably
adv.（副詞）