discern

美 [dɪˈsɜːrn]英 [dɪˈsɜːn]
  • vt.辨别;识别;(依稀)看出,分辨出,听出;了解;觉察出

派生词: discernible adj. 过去式: discerned 现在分词: discerning 过去分词: discerned 第三人称单数: discerns

dis- 分开,分离 + cern 观察

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verb

1

觉察出;识别;了解
to know, recognize or understand sth, especially sth that is not obvious

It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work.

从她的作品中可以识别出许多不同的创作手法。

He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome.

他觉察到他们的欢迎有点冷淡。

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。

2

(依稀)看出,分辨出,听出
to see or hear sth, but not very clearly

We could just discern the house in the distance.

我们只能勉强分辨出远处的房子。

3


There is often no discernible difference between rival brands.

相互竞争的品牌之间往往看不出明显的区别。

His face was barely discernible in the gloom.

在黑暗中很难看得清他的脸。

These words all mean to be able to see or hear sb/sth and especially to be able to say who or what they are.以上各词均含认出、辨别出之义。

to be able to say who or what sb/sth is指确认、认出、鉴定:

She was able to identify her attacker.

她认出了袭击她的人。

to know who sb is or what sth is when you see or hear them/it, because you have seen or heard them/it before指认识、认出、辨别出:

I recognized him as soon as he came in the room.

他一进屋我就认出了他。

to manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear指看清、听清、分清、辨认清楚:

I could just make out a figure in the darkness.

黑暗中我只看出了一个人的轮廓。

( formal ) to recognize or know sth, especially sth that is not obvious; to manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear指觉察出、识别、依稀看出、分辨出、听出:

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。

to recognize sb/sth from among other people or things指从…中认出来、辨别出:

See if you can pick me out in this photo.

看你能不能把我从这张照片上认出来。

(usually used in negative statements) ( rather formal ) to manage to see or hear sb/sth that is not very clear(通常用于否定句)指看清、认出、听出:

She could not distinguish the make of the car in the fading light.

她在渐暗的暮色中看不清楚汽车的型号。

Distinguish is more formal than make sb/sth out and is more likely to have a noun phrase as object. Make sb/sth out is more likely to have a clause with what or who as object.

discern

频次

  • 1
    VERB 觉察出;知道;了解;辨明
    If you can discern something, you are aware of it and know what it is.

    You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend...

    你需要一长串的数据才能看出这一趋势。

  • 2
    VERB 依稀看出;分辨出
    If you can discern something, you can just see it, but not clearly.

    Below the bridge we could just discern a narrow, weedy ditch.

    我们仅能依稀辨出桥下一条杂草丛生的窄沟。

verb

1
detect with the senses
The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
I can't make out the faces in this photograph
Synonym: spot recognize recognise distinguish pick out make out tell apart

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  1. The man couldn 't discern good from bad .

    那人不能辨别善恶。

  2. Adults at least are supposed to discern between what 's right and wrong .

    成年人至少可以辨别什么是好的,什么事坏的。

  3. It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work .

    从她的作品中可以识别出许多不同的创作手法。

  4. 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。

  5. He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome .

    他觉察到他们的欢迎有点冷淡。

  6. You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend

    你需要一长串的数据才能看出这一趋势。

  7. It was hard to discern why this was happening .

    很难弄清楚这为什么会发生。

  8. I think that sums up the feelings of most discerning and intelligent Indians

    我想这概括了最富洞察力和悟性的印第安人的感受。

  9. Below the bridge we could just discern a narrow , weedy ditch .

    我们仅能依稀辨出桥下一条杂草丛生的窄沟。

  10. He discerned in the novel an air of Sixties nostalgia .

    他在小说里感受到一种20世纪60年代的怀旧氛围。

  11. Her childhood passion for collecting has not dimmed , but now she is more discerning .

    她孩提时培养起的对收藏的痴迷丝毫未减,现在只是变得更有眼力了。

  12. It is easy to discern a certain coldness in her welcome .

    很容易觉察出她的迎接有点冷淡。

  13. She soon discerned that her husband was lying .

    她很快就觉察出丈夫在撒谎。

  14. One can faintly discern the flavour of lemon .

    可以隐约觉得有一点柠檬味。

  15. Some people find it difficult to discern blue from green .

    有些人难以鉴别蓝绿两种颜色。

  16. Anyone with a discerning eye can easily see ( that * ) .

    明眼人一看便知。

  17. The man couldn 't discern between right and wrong .

    那人是非分辨不清。

  18. The people 's eyes are discerning .

    人民群众的眼睛是雪亮的。

  19. It is often difficult to discern the truth of an event from a newspaper report .

    要从报纸的报道上去辨明一个事件的真实性很困难。

  20. Sharp eyes can discern truth and lies .

    火眼金睛识真假。

  21. He discerned the fact that his demon secret was abroad , universal .

    他领悟到,他那可怕的秘密已经不胫而走,众所周知了。

  22. In extreme cases , they may greet siblings as strangers and struggle to discern which child is theirs at school pick-up time .

    在一些极端案例中,他们会把自己的兄弟姐妹误当成陌生人,到学校接孩子时经常无法判断哪个孩子才是自己家的。

  23. She has a discerning palate .

    她的味觉很敏锐。

  24. Use the platform tools to discern the disk activity rate .

    使用平台工具检查磁盘活动速率。

  25. Research on the Discerning System and Preventing Mechanism of Strategic Alliance Risk

    战略联盟风险识别体系及防范机制研究

  26. The related experiment indicates this approach has a good discerning ability .

    相关实验结果表明该身份认证新方法具有较高的用户识别能力。

  27. Obtain and Discern Technical Research in Information of the Architecture Fire Protection Engineering Drawing

    建筑消防工程图的信息获取和识别技术研究

  28. We can discern the dynamic local physical culture .

    就能看出当地体育事业的活力。

  29. Applying Analytic Hierarchy Process to Discern the Risk of Organizational Innovation

    应用层次分析法识别组织创新风险

  30. The Rule for Discerning the General Permanent Establishment Under International Tax Law

    国际税法中一般类型常设机构的确定规则

前缀
e-分开,分离

discuss vt. 讨论

dis- 分开,分离 + cuss 击打,摇

disturb vt. 打扰

dis- 分开,分离 + turb 使骚动

sport n. 运动

dis- 分开,分离 + port 港口

discard v. 丢弃

dis- 分开,分离 + card 纸片

discipline n. 训练

dis- 分开,分离 + cip 拿,抓住,获取 + -l- + -ine 表名词

display v. 陈列

dis- 分开,分离 + ply 重叠,折叠

dispose vt. 处置

dis- 分开,分离 + pos 放置 + -e

distribute vt. 分配

dis- 分开,分离 + tribut 给予 + -e

displace vt. 置换

dis- 分开,分离 + place n.地点

discount n. 折扣

dis- 分开,分离 + count 计算

discourse n. 论文

dis- 分开,分离 + cours 跑,流动 + -e

discrepancy n. 差异

dis- 分开,分离 + crep- 爆裂;破裂声 + -ancy 性质,状况

discriminate v. 区分,辨别

dis- 分开,分离 + crimin 分开 + -ate 做,造成

discreet adj. (言行)谨慎的

dis- 分开,分离 + creet 观察,筛选

distract vt. 分散(思想)

dis- 分开,分离 + tract 拉,拖

后缀
e-观察

concern vt. 涉及

con- 共同,一起 + cern 观察

detect discern 【导航词义:察觉】
detect v. 发现,察觉
〔辨析〕

指发觉不易察觉到的事物。

〔例证〕

It is difficult to detect the cause of his death.

很难找出他的死因。

He detected a note of excitement in her voice.

他听出她的话语中带着兴奋。

discern v. 〈正式〉觉察出
〔辨析〕

强调通过仔细思考而察觉某事。

〔例证〕

She soon discerned that her husband was lying.

她很快就觉察出丈夫在撒谎。

It is easy to discern a certain coldness in her welcome.

很容易觉察出她的迎接有点冷淡。