easily or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc. 清晰的；清楚的；明白的；明显的 clearly different or of a different kind 截然不同的；有区别的；不同种类的 The results of the survey fell into two distinct groups. 调查结果分为截然不同的两组。 - distinct from something
Jamaican reggae music is quite distinct from North American jazz or blues. 牙买加的雷盖音乐完全不同于北美的爵士乐或布鲁斯音乐。 We are talking about rural areas, as distinct from major cities. 我们现在谈论的是乡村，与大城市截然不同。
Extra ExamplesPolitical power should be regarded as analytically distinct from economic power. 政治力量应与经济力量区别开来分析。 She was studying lung cancer, as distinct from other types of cancer. 她正在研究肺癌，这不同于其他类型的癌症。 The various dialects are quite distinct from one another. 各种方言之间存在着相当大的差异。 geographically distinct regions 地理上不同的地区 Manufacturers hope their new products will be sufficiently distinct to command higher prices. 制造商希望新产品足够与众不同，能以更高的价格销售。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- appear
- become
- …
- very
- completely
- entirely
- …
- from
- as distinct from
- [only before noun]
used to emphasize that you think an idea or situation definitely exists and is important 确定无疑的；确实的；确切的
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘differentiated’): from Latin distinctus ‘separated, distinguished’, from the verb distinguere, from dis- ‘apart’ + stinguere ‘put out’.