discriminate學測 L5KK [dɪˈskrɪməˌnet] ｜ /dɪˈskrɪməˌneɪt/
歧視；差別對待·辨別；區分
多義動詞，歧視與辨別兩義常混淆
It's easy to discriminate between right and wrong, but hard to stop people who discriminate against others.
看出對錯很容易，但要阻止歧視他人的人卻很難。
一個畫面：伸手劃線分兩邊
劃界線伸手在半空劃一道線，把兩邊分開
比對挑異瞇眼比對兩者，看出哪裡不同
推到線外因偏見把某些人推到線外，不公平對待
義項
分邊對待C2verb歧視；差別對待
A good boss should never discriminate against workers because of their skin color.
好老闆絕不該因為員工的膚色而歧視他們。
discriminate against workersdiscriminate against people
比對挑異C2verb辨別；區分
A chef can discriminate between two soups that taste almost the same.
一位主廚能分辨兩碗喝起來幾乎一樣的湯。
discriminate between soupsdiscriminate between right and wrong
片語
discriminate against劃線排除 →因偏見不公平對待
discriminate between比對挑異 →比較後看出差異
你會不會這樣說？
A good boss should never discriminate ___ workers because of their skin color. 空格該填 (A) between 還是 (B) against？
看答案
(B)
against 表示方向朝人，對應歧視、不公平對待的語意。
「一位主廚能分辨兩碗喝起來幾乎一樣的湯。」這句話對應 discriminate 的哪個意思？(A) 歧視 (B) 辨別
看答案
(B)
此句在講喝湯後分辨差異，對應「辨別；區分」，不是歧視。
字族
discrimination 歧視；差別待遇・discriminating 有鑑別力的