vt.區(qū)分；區(qū)別對待

vi.辨別；差別對待

Can you discriminate good books from bad? 你能區(qū)別好書與壞書嗎？

Death does not discriminate; it comes to everyone. 死亡對每個人都一視同仁，它會降臨到每個人的身上。

He is able to discriminate good book from bad. 他具有區(qū)分優(yōu)秀圖書與低劣圖書的能力。

People should not be discriminated against. 人們不應(yīng)該被區(qū)別對待。

It is unfair to discriminate between black people and white people. 區(qū)別對待黑人與白人是不公平的。

You must learn to discriminate between things. 你必須學(xué)會區(qū)別事物。

It's important to teach children to discriminate between right and wrong. 教育小孩區(qū)分是非很重要。

Our teacher never discriminates in favor of brighter pupils. 我們的老師從不給優(yōu)生以特殊對待。

criminate的意思是separate,前綴dis-的意思是apart。discriminate的基本意思是“分別,區(qū)分,區(qū)別對待”,可用作不及物動詞或及物動詞,用于及物動詞時,后可接名詞或代詞作賓語。

discriminate后接介詞against,可表示“歧視”; 后接介詞between或from,可表示“區(qū)分”。

discriminate作“有差別地對待”解時,多用于不及物動詞。

discriminate作“區(qū)別,辨別”解時,“discriminate A and B”等同于“discriminate A from B”。例如: 你應(yīng)當(dāng)辨別出正確和錯誤。正:You ought to discriminate right and wrong.正:You ought to discriminate right from wrong.