
distinguish基本信息
读法:英 [dɪ"stɪŋgwɪʃ] 美 [dɪ"stɪŋɡwɪʃ]
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英英释义
Verb:
"I can"t make out the faces in this photograph"
中英词源
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dis-, 分开,散开。-sting, 刺,做标记,词源同sting, stick. 即分开标记的,区分清楚的。
- distinguish (v.)
- 1560s, from Middle French distinguiss-, stem of distinguer, or directly from Latin distinguere "to separate between, keep separate, mark off, distinguish," perhaps literally "separate by pricking," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + -stinguere "to prick" (compare extinguish and Latin instinguere "to incite, impel").
Watkins says "semantic transmission obscure;" the sense might be from "pricking out" as the old way to make punctuation in parchment or some literal image, but de Vaan derives the second element from a different PIE root meaning "to push, thrust."The meanings of ex- and restinguere "to extinguish" and distinguere seem quite distinct, but can be understood if the root meant "to press" or "push": ex-stinguere "to put a fire out", re-stinguere "to push back, suppress", and dis-stinguere "to push apart [thence] distinguish, mark off ...."
The suffix -ish is due to the influence of many verbs in which it is the equivalent of Old French -iss-, ultimately from Latin inchoative suffix -iscere (this is also the case in extinguish, admonish, and astonish). Related: Distinguishing. The earlier form of the verb was distinguen (mid-14c.).
词态变化
第三人称单数 distinguishes;
过去式 distinguished;
过去分词 distinguished;
现在分词 distinguishing;
形容词 distinguishable;
权威造句
- 1. It is common to distinguish between personal and social ethics.
- 个人道德准则和社会道德准则常常不一致。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It is necessary to distinguish the policies of two successive governments.
- 分清前后两届政府的政策很有必要。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. There were cries, calls. He could distinguish voices.
- 有哭声、喊声——他能听出不同的声音。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong?
- 儿童到什么年龄才能明辨是非?
来自《权威词典》
- 5. It is not easy to distinguish cultured pearls from genuine pearls.
- 辨别真正的珍珠与养殖的珍珠不容易.
来自《简明英汉词典》
近反义词
相似短语
单词分析
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。
记忆方法
1. dis- "apart" + stingu- + -ish.
2. => separate by pricking.
3. => separate, discriminate.
4. sting(谐音“死叮”) => stingu- "prick, pierce".
5. 词根:谐音“死叮”。
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