discrimination
/dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex差别对待; 歧视：
victims of racial discrimination
种族歧视的牺牲品
discrimination against homosexuals.
对同性恋的歧视。
2
- recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another辨别; 区别：
discrimination between right and wrong
对正确与错误的辨别
count noun young children have difficulties in making fine discriminations.幼儿在进行细微辨别时有困难。
2.1
- the ability to discern what is of high quality; good judgement or taste辨别力; 判断力; 好的品味：
those who could afford to buy showed little taste or discrimination.
那些买得起的人不是没有什么品味就是没有辨别能力。
2.2
- Psychology the ability to distinguish between different stimuli【心理】鉴别能力：
as modifier discrimination learning.辨别学习。
3
- Electronics the selection of a signal having a required characteristic, such as frequency or amplitude, by means of a discriminator which rejects all unwanted signals【电子】（通过鉴别器）选择（信号）。