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Discern Syn   [V Dɪˈsɜːn Verb Formal Sth Discerned

word discern
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/dɪsɜ͟ː(r)n/
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[VERB 动词]觉察出;知道;了解;辨明 If you can discern something, you are aware of it and know what it is.
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  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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。

  • It was hard to discern why this was happening.

    很难弄清楚这为什么会发生。

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[VERB 动词]依稀看出;分辨出 If you can discern something, you can just see it, but not clearly.
  [V n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • 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。


Oxford dis·cern / dɪˈsɜːn ; NAmE dɪˈsɜːrn / verb ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) ( formal) 1 to know, recognize or understand sth, especially sth that is not obvious 觉察出;识别;了解 SYN
detect
discernsth It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work. 从她的作品中可以了解到许多不同的创作手法。 He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome. 他觉察到他们的接待有点冷淡。 discernhow, whether, etc… 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。 discernthat… I quickly discerned that something was wrong. 我很快觉察到出了问题。
2 discernsth to see or hear sth, but not very clearly (依稀)看出,分辨出,听出 SYN make out We could just discern the house in the distance. 我们只能勉强分辨出远处的房子。 dis·cern·ible / ; NAmE / adjective ( formal) SYN
perceptible
There is often no discernible difference between rival brands. 相互竞争的品牌之间往往看不出明显的区别。 His face was barely discernible in the gloom. 在黑暗中很难看得清他的脸。
discern discerns discerned discerning
dis·cern / dɪˈsɜːn ; NAmE dɪˈsɜːrn / dis·cern·ible / ; NAmE /
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discerndi‧scern /dɪˈsɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal
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1to notice or understand something by thinking about it carefullydiscern what/where/why etc Officials were keen to discern how much public support there was. see thesaurus at
recognize
2to be able to see something by looking carefully SYN  perceive:  We could just discern a town in the distance.discernible adjectivediscernibly adverbGRAMMAR: Usign the progressiveDiscern is not used in the progressive. You say: · I discern a slight difference. Don’t say: I am discerning a slight difference.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS
WDF

discern

[dɪˈsɜ:n]discerned, discerning, discerns

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Spoken:

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discerning[512]
辨别(63%),看出(27%),察觉(10%)
vt.识别;领悟,认识
vi.看清楚,辨别

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