discriminate
翻譯
歧視, 區別, 辨別
例句
It is illegal to discriminate against people.
歧視他人是違法的。
The machine can discriminate between different types of plastic.
這台機器可以區分不同類型的塑膠。
文法模式
((against sb.)) 歧視(某人) It is illegal to discriminate against people.
((between sth. and sth.)) 區分(某物)和(某物) The machine can discriminate between different types of plastic.
近義詞
同義詞: differentiate, distinguish, treat unfairly
詞源
源自拉丁語 'discriminare' (劃分，分開)，由 'dis-' (分開) + 'cernere' (篩選) 組成。
記憶技巧
「歧視」就是「區分對待」。這個詞根有「分開」的意思，指把人或物分成不同群體並區別對待，通常是不公平的。