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单词 discern
释义 dis·cern
\də̇ˈs]ərn, ]ə̄n, ]əin also -ˈz]\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English discernen, from Middle French discerner, from Latin discernere to separate, distinguish between, from dis- apart + cernere to sift — more at dis-, certain
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to make out with the eyes (as something obscure or distant) : detect, descry
  < could discern a narrow path winding up the mountainside >
  < a convoy of 30 vessels was discerned this morning by our forces — Sir Winston Churchill >
 b. : to detect or discover with other senses than vision
  < discerned a strange unfamiliar odor in the room >
  < discerned the muffled sobbing of a child >
2. : to sense or come to know or recognize mentally especially something that is hidden or obscure
 < the inductive apprehension of a truth imperfectly discerned — B.N.Cardozo >
 < the ability to discern and analyze the essentials of complicated questions — K.C.Wheare >
3. : distinguish: as
 a. obsolete : to mark as separate and distinct : put a distinguishing mark upon
 b. : to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : differentiate, discriminate
  < discern right from wrong >
  < discern the false from the genuine >
intransitive verb
: to see or understand the difference : to make distinction
 < discern between good and evil >
Synonyms: see see
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