| 单词 | distinction |
| 释义 | distinction (once / 164 pages) n When you are marked for distinction, it means you are someone who is going to do well in life. You will set yourself apart from others. Distinction means being set apart, often by excellence. When things are distinct from one another, they are different. It is the distinctions that make them this way. In your school, an outside observer might at first be unable to see the distinctions among the kids, but with a little time they'll be able to see how kids are identified and associated with their peculiar qualities. WORD FAMILYdistinction: distinctions USAGE EXAMPLESThe distinction between fact and fiction was erased, creating a sprawling universe of competing claims. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) This distinction is hard to notice, because he looks more or less like anybody else. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) But even then, there is an important distinction. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a discrimination between things as different and distinct it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation Syn|Hypo|Hyper differentiation contradistinction a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast contrast, demarcation, dividing line, linea conceptual separation or distinction hairsplitting, word-splittingmaking too fine distinctions of little importance Rubicon, point of no returna line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment discrimination, secernment the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished 2n a distinguishing quality it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town Hyper quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone 3n a distinguishing difference he learned the distinction between gold and lead Hyper difference the quality of being unlike or dissimilar 4n high status importance owing to marked superiority Syn|Hypo|Hyper eminence, note, preeminence king preeminence in a particular category or group or field high status a position of superior status |
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