discriminate
verbVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they discriminate | |
| he / she / it discriminates | |
| past simple discriminated | |
| past participle discriminated | |
| -ing form discriminating |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to recognize that there is a difference between people or things; to show a difference between people or things 区别；辨别；区分 - discriminate (between A and B)
The computer program was unable to discriminate between letters and numbers. 这计算机程序不能辨别字母与数字。 - discriminate something
When do babies learn to discriminate voices? 婴儿什么时候学会辨别嗓音呢？ - discriminate A from B
A number of features discriminate this species from others. 有些特征使这一物种与其他物种区别开来。
- discriminate (between A and B)
- [intransitive]
to treat one person or group worse/better than another in an unfair way 区别对待；歧视；偏袒 - discriminate (against somebody) | discriminate (in favour of somebody)
practices that discriminate against women and in favour of men 重男轻女的做法 - discriminate on the grounds of something
It is illegal to discriminate on the grounds of race, gender or religion. 基于种族、性别或宗教的歧视是非法的。
Extra ExamplesHe claims he was racially discriminated against when he applied for the job. 他声称申请这个职位时遭受了种族歧视。 The present law discriminates unfairly against women. 现行法律歧视女性。 They discriminate positively in favour of workers from ethnic minorities. 他们积极区别对待少数民族工人。 Workers must avoid discriminating on the grounds of race or sex. 工人必须避免以种族或性别为借口而有所歧视。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- positively
- actively
- unfairly
- …
- against
- in favour/favor of
- on (the) grounds of
- …
- discriminate (against somebody) | discriminate (in favour of somebody)
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin discriminat- ‘distinguished between’, from the verb discriminare, from discrimen ‘distinction’, from the verb discernere, from dis- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘to separate’.