discriminate
verb
uk/dɪˈskrɪm.ɪ.neɪt/us/dɪˈskrɪm.ə.neɪt/discriminateverb(TREAT DIFFERENTLY)
C1[I]
totreatapersonorparticulargroupofpeopledifferently,especiallyin aworseway from the way in which youtreatotherpeople, because oftheirrace,gender,sexuality, etc.:
Shefeltshe had been discriminatedagainstbecause of herage.她认为自己受到了年龄歧视。
Inordertoincreasethenumberoffemalerepresentatives, theselectioncommitteedecidedto discriminateinfavourofwomen for threeyears.为了增加女性代表的人数，选拔委员会决定在3年内对妇女给予特别照顾。
Human rights
- affirmative action
- ageism
- ageist
- anti-discrimination
- anti-feminism
- desegregation
- discrimination
- EDI
- EDIB
- emancipation
- gay liberation
- gay rights
- gender discrimination
- gender gap
- gender-based violence
- sister under the skinidiom
- sisterhood
- suffragette
- women's libber
- women's liberation
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
discriminateverb(SEE A DIFFERENCE)
C2[I+ adv/prep]formal
to beabletoseethedifferencebetween two things orpeople:
区分，区别；分辨，辨别Policedogscan discriminatebetweenthe differentsmells.警犬能辨别各种不同的气味。
Identifying
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascription
- badged
- badging
- band
- dog tag
- geotag
- id
- ID card
- identifiable
- identification
- microchip
- misidentify
- passport
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingout
- reidentify
- restamp
- signature
- stamp