discriminate
/dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/verb
no obj.
1
- recognize a distinction; differentiate区别; 辨别：
babies can discriminate between different facial expressions of emotion.
婴儿能区别不同的面部表情。
1.1
- with obj. perceive or constitute the difference in or between辨别; 使有区别：
features that discriminate this species from other gastropods.
使这个种类与其他腹足动物相区别的特点。
2
- make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age（尤指根据种族、性别或年龄）有差别地对待; 歧视：
existing employment policies discriminate against women.
现有的就业政策歧视妇女。
派生词
discriminately
adverbdiscriminative
adjective词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin discriminat- 'distinguished between'， from the verb discriminare, from discrimen 'distinction'， from the verb discernere （see DISCERN）.