discern, discriminate, distinguish
7 X3 `' k5 y* x& z 这些动词均有“区别、辨别”之意。
* {% V6 L. U, C3 Q3 ^9 { 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。, J6 X9 `* e/ k( {9 H" L3 D
I soon discerned that the man was lying.(我很快便察觉出这个人是在撒谎。)
4 @; z" F. c; Z7 d 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。9 {: S$ R0 Q, v) f: A
They can discriminate hundreds of colours.(他们能分辨上百种颜色。)# D0 }& V1 V. v7 k3 R& N: h
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。8 W G7 ^, |1 V: M' Z5 H+ a
We can distinguish between gold and silver.(我们能区分金和银。) |