discern
verbto know, recognize or understand something, especially something that is not obvious 觉察出；识别；了解 - discern something
It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work. 从她的作品中可以辨别出许多不同的创作手法。 He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome. 他觉察到他们的接待有点冷淡。 - discern how, whether, etc…
It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is. 了解公众支持的广泛程度常常是困难的。 - discern that…
I quickly discerned that something was wrong. 我很快觉察到出了问题。
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，听出 We could just discern the house in the distance. 我们只能勉强分辨出远处的房子。 She could clearly discern a figure walking up towards the house. 她清楚地看见一个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’.