distinguishment

• n.distinguish的变形

distinguish[dis'tiŋɡwiʃ]

• vt.
  • 辨别；区分，区别；分清(from或by):

    She was distinguished from the other girls by her height.

    她身材高挑有别于其他女孩。

    His height distinguishes him from the other boys.

    他的身高使他有别于其他男孩。

  • (凭任何感觉器官)识别出，辨认出，辨别出；发现；挑出：

    It is hard to distinguish him from his twin brother.

    很难辨认出他和他的孪生兄弟。

    He can distinguish the sound of piano in an orchestra.

    他能分辨出管弦乐队各种乐器演奏时钢琴的声音。

  • 清楚地看见，看清；听清，听出：

    The little boy could not distinguish many of the words.

    这小男孩认不出其中的许多字。

    A person with good eyesight can distinguish distant object.

    视力好的人能看清远处的东西。

  • 使区别于他物(from)；作为…的特征(或特点)；表示…的特性；刻画…的性格：

    It is her American accent that distinguishes her.

    她的特征是说话带美国口音。

    A trunk distinguishes the elephant.

    长鼻是象的特征。

  • [distinguish oneself]
    • 使扬名，使出名；使著名，使杰出，使突出，使显著，使触目；使显出特色；使荣耀；给…以荣誉：

      He distinguished himself in battle.

      他在战斗中因表现英勇而闻名。

      She distinguished herself in music.

      她在音乐方面成就出众。

    • 使受人注意；使臭名昭著
  • 把…分组；把…(区别)分类(into):

    Let us distinguish the various types of metaphor.

    让我们把各种隐喻分类。

    to distinguish things into classes

    把事物分门别类

• vi.
  • 区别,区分,分清(between,among):

    to distinguish carefully between facts and legends

    谨慎地区分事实与传说

    to distinguish between innocent and guilty

    判别无辜和有罪

  • 识别，辨别：

    The judge distinguished between many cases.

    该法官对许多案件进行辨析。

• 近义词:

  discriminate.differentiate