discern

英 [dɪˈsɜːn]

美 [dɪˈsɜːrn]

v.  觉察出; 识别; 了解; (依稀)看出，分辨出，听出

过去分词：discerned　过去式：discerned　第三人称单数：discerns　现在分词：discerning　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8773 / COCA.7711

同义词辨析

detectdiscern【导航词义：察觉】

牛津词典

verb

• 觉察出；识别；了解
  to know, recognize or understand sth, especially sth that is not obvious
  1. It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work.
     从她的作品中可以识别出许多不同的创作手法。
  2. He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome.
     他觉察到他们的欢迎有点冷淡。
  3. It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is.
     了解公众支持的广泛程度常常是困难的。
• （依稀）看出，分辨出，听出
  to see or hear sth, but not very clearly
  1. We could just discern the house in the distance.
     我们只能勉强分辨出远处的房子。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 觉察出;知道;了解;辨明
  If you candiscernsomething, you are aware of it and know what it is.
  1. You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend...
     你需要一长串的数据才能看出这一趋势。
  2. It was hard to discern why this was happening.
     很难弄清楚这为什么会发生。
• VERB 依稀看出;分辨出
  If you candiscernsomething, you can just see it, but not clearly.
  1. Below the bridge we could just discern a narrow, weedy ditch.
     我们仅能依稀辨出桥下一条杂草丛生的窄沟。

英英释义

verb

• detect with the senses
  1. The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
  2. I can't make out the faces in this photograph
  Synonym:spotrecognizerecognisedistinguishpick outmake outtell apart

双语例句

• Kindleberger does not claim to have a rigorous theory of such crises, but he does discern a pattern.
  金德尔伯格并未声称建立了关于此类危机的严格理论，但他确实发现了一种模式。
• The man couldn't discern between right and wrong.
  那人是非分辨不清。
• Give us the power to discern clearly right from wrong.
  赐给我们力量以清楚地分辨出对和错。
• On the other hand, consumers should learn to discern between true and false.
  另一方面，消费者应该学会识别真假。
• The man couldn't discern good from bad.
  那人不能辨别善恶。
• He was just able to discern the road in the dark.
  他在黑暗中勉强能辨出道路。
• In it he could already hazily discern a real poem.
  他已经朦胧地读到了一首真正的诗篇。
• It was hard to discern why this was happening.
  很难弄清楚这为什么会发生。
• These children are able to discern good from evil even in this complicated society.
  即使在这复杂的社会里，这些孩子也能够识别善恶。
• I was now better able to discern, what was needed to do, in different circumstances.
  在那时候，我就更能够来鉴别，在不同的情况下应该来做什么。