dis·crete
adjective/dɪˈskriːt/
/dɪˈskriːt/
(formal or specialist)- independent of other things of the same type
离散的；分离的；各别的 - The organisms can be divided into discrete categories.
有机体可分为许多互不关联的种类。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDiscrete is used with these nouns:- category
- entity
- unit
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin discretus ‘separate’; compare with discreet. - The organisms can be divided into discrete categories.