distinguish學測 L4KK [dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ] ｜ /dɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/
區分；分辨·使顯眼；使突出·辨識；看清
核心動詞,拼字與 distinct 相近
From the top of the hill, we could distinguish the shape of the old temple through the mist.
從山頂看去，我們可以在薄霧中辨認出那座老廟的輪廓。
一個畫面：瞇眼撥開模糊看差異
看出差異瞇眼比對,找出兩者不同之處
脫穎而出因特點突出,讓人一眼認出
撥開模糊在霧裡或雜音中努力看清、聽清
義項
雙胞胎難辨B2verb區分；分辨
The twins look so alike that even their teacher cannot distinguish one from the other.
這對雙胞胎長得太像，連老師都無法分辨誰是誰。
distinguish betweendistinguish from
段考奪冠B1verb使顯眼；使突出
She distinguished herself in the midterm exam by earning the highest score in her class.
她在段考中拿下班上最高分，顯得特別突出。
distinguish oneself
濃霧辨標B2verb辨識；看清
In the thick fog, he could barely distinguish the road signs ahead.
在濃霧中，他幾乎看不清前方的路標。
distinguish shapesdistinguish sounds
片語
distinguish between兩相比較 →區分兩者的不同
distinguish oneself脫穎而出 →使自己顯得突出
distinguishing feature獨特印記 →讓人一眼認出的特徵
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The twins look so alike that even their teacher cannot ___ one from the other. (distinguish / distinct)
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distinguish
distinguish 是動詞,distinct 是形容詞,詞性不同。
In the thick fog, he could barely ___ the road signs ahead. (distinguish / extinguish)
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distinguish
extinguish 是熄滅,和 distinguish 拼字相近但意思不同。
字族
distinct 獨特的；清楚可辨的・distinguished 卓越的；顯赫的・distinction 差異；卓越