英汉词典

discern 基本解释

• vt. 识别；领悟，认识
• vi. 看清楚，辨别

discern 词态变化

discern 中文词源

dis-, 分开，散开。-cern, 分开，词源同concern, certain. 即分散开，识别。

discern 英文词源

discern

discern: [14] Discern, discreet, discrete, and discriminate all come ultimately from the same source, Latin discernere, literally ‘separate by sifting’, hence ‘distinguish’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dis- ‘apart’ and cernere ‘sift, separate’ (source of English crime and secret and related to crisis).

The derived noun discrīmen formed the basis of a new Latin verb discrīmināre, from which English gets discriminate [17]. (Closely related is decree [14], whose ultimate source is Latin dēcernere ‘decide’, also a derivative of cernere but with the prefix dē-, denoting removal.)
=> certain, crime, crisis, decree, discreet, discrete, discriminate, excrement, secret

discern (v.)

late 14c., from Old French discerner (13c.) "distinguish (between), separate" (by sifting), and directly from Latin discernere "to separate, set apart, divide, distribute; distinguish, perceive," from dis- "off, away" (see dis-) + cernere "distinguish, separate, sift" (see crisis). Related: Discerned; discerning.

discern 英文释义

1. detect with the senses;

"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"

"I can't make out the faces in this photograph"

discern 同义词解析

discern, discriminate, distinguish

这些动词均有"区别，辨别"之意。

discern： 语义较笼统，着重精深与准确的观察力，不一定有能分辨关系密切的各项事物的含义。

discriminate： 语气强，指从十分相似的事物中辨出差异，尤其把好坏区分开来。

distinguish： 普通用词，指辨别者的能力或实际观察到的区别，强调辨别所需的技巧。

discern 双语例句

1. Below the bridge we could just discern a narrow, weedy ditch.

我们仅能依稀辨出桥下一条杂草丛生的窄沟。

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2. It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work.

从她的作品中可以识别出许多不同的创作手法。

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3. Some people find it difficult to discern blue from green.

有些人很难分辨蓝色与绿色.

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4. The man couldn't discern between right and wrong.

那人是非分辨不清.

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5. It is easy to discern a connection between high rents and the lack of housing.

显而易见,高房租和住房缺乏是彼此相关的.

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discern 实用场景例句

It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work.

从她的作品中可以识别出许多不同的创作手法。

牛津词典

He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome.

他觉察到他们的欢迎有点冷淡。

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It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is.

了解公众支持的广泛程度常常是困难的。

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We could just discern the house in the distance.

我们只能勉强分辨出远处的房子。

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There is often no discernible difference between rival brands.

相互竞争的品牌之间往往看不出明显的区别。

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His face was barely discernible in the gloom.

在黑暗中很难看得清他的脸。

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It was hard to discern why this was happening.

很难弄清楚这为什么会发生。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Below the bridge we could just discern a narrow, weedy ditch.

我们仅能依稀辨出桥下一条杂草丛生的窄沟。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend...

你需要一长串的数据才能看出这一趋势。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In the breaking and remarking , in the timing, interweaving, beginning afresh, the writer comes to discern things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began.

在作家的思路中断重新构思的时候, 在安排时间 、 揉和内容 、 重新开始的时候, 逐步领悟到自己素材中的内容,而这些东西在他动笔时心中并不清楚.

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The man couldn't discern between right and wrong.

那人是非分辨不清.

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He almost could not discern the road in the dark.

他几乎不能在黑暗中辨认出路来.

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It is easy to discern a connection between high rents and the lack of housing.

显而易见,高房租和住房缺乏是彼此相关的.

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At first, we could only discern a blob.

一开始, 我们只能看到一团东西.

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It's at the very least difficult to discern warmth for Australia in the Hu affair.

在胡事件上认识到中国对澳大利亚友好十分困难.

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Adults at least are supposed to discern between what's right and wrong.

成年人至少可以辨别什么是好的,什么事坏的.

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He was just able to discern the road in the dark.

黑暗中,他仅能勉强把路辨清.

辞典例句

But exactly where hippos sit on the artiodactyl family tree has proved devilishly difficult to discern.

河马也属于偶蹄目,这点专家并无异议,但是它们到底位在偶蹄动物演化树的哪个分支点上,一直都很难定论.

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I could but just discern the frowning line of the opposite cliffs.

我只能大致辨别出对面起伏不平的峭壁轮廓.

辞典例句

We could discern from his appearance that he was upset.

我们从他的样子可以察觉出他不快.

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In the fog we can only discern the airline of the building.

在雾中,我们只能依稀看到建筑物的轮廓.

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She sought to discern his inmost thoughts.

她想方设法要了解他内心深处的想法.

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We should discern the essence rather than looking at the superficial phenomenon.

我们不要流于表面现象,而不看内在本质.

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Readers'Digest diffused the knowledge and served to discern false diplomas from genuine ones.

《读者文摘》传播了这种知识,对区分各种证书的真伪很有帮助.

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The aroma contributes to the flavors we discern on our palates.

芳香嗅觉丰富了软腭对于口感的辨别种类.

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Everyone can discern between the shapes of a man and a woman.

人人都能区别男女形体.

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No sign of sail or of glinting oars could they discern.

他们看不到船帆的影子,也看不到发光的船浆的影子.

辞典例句

Because this must grind seriously, read advertisement, discern true bogus, the connotation of anatomize advertisement word.

因此一定要认真研读广告, 辨别真伪, 仔细分析广告词的内涵.

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Is there any injustice on my tongue? Can my palate not discern calamities?

30我的舌上,岂有不义? 我的上膛,岂不能辨别奸恶 么 ?

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It is often difficult to discern the truth of an event from a newspaper report.

要从报纸的报道上去辨明一个事件的真实性很困难.

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