discern
verbto know, recognize or understand something, especially something that is not obvious 覺察出；識别；了解 - discern something
It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work. 從她的作品中可以辨别出許多不同的創作手法。 He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome. 他覺察到他們的接待有點冷淡。 - discern how, whether, etc…
It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is. 了解公衆支持的廣泛程度常常是困難的。 - discern that…
I quickly discerned that something was wrong. 我很快覺察到出了問題。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- easily
- readily
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- be able to
- can
- be difficult to
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- discern something
- discern something
to see or hear something, usually with difficulty （依稀）看出，分辨出，聽出 We could just discern the house in the distance. 我們只能勉強分辨出遠處的房子。 She could clearly discern a figure walking up towards the house. 她清楚地看見一個人影正走近那幢房子。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- clearly
- easily
- readily
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- be able to
- can
- be difficult to
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin discernere, from dis- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘to separate’.