discriminate
翻译
歧视, 区别, 辨别
例句
It is illegal to discriminate against people.
歧视他人是违法的。
The machine can discriminate between different types of plastic.
这台机器可以区分不同类型的塑料。
语法模式
((against sb.)) 歧视(某人) It is illegal to discriminate against people.
((between sth. and sth.)) 区分(某物)和(某物) The machine can discriminate between different types of plastic.
近义词
同义词: differentiate, distinguish, treat unfairly
词源
源自拉丁语 'discriminare' (划分，分开)，由 'dis-' (分开) + 'cernere' (筛选) 组成。
记忆技巧
“歧视”就是“区分对待”。这个词根有“分开”的意思，指把人或物分成不同群体并区别对待，通常是不公平的。