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Discrimination Treating People Sex Ability Dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn Favour Difference

The word "discrimination" has three main meanings: unfair treatment of a person or group (like sex or racial discrimination), the ability to judge quality or goodness, and the ability to recognize differences between things.

英语

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discrimination ★★☆☆☆
/dɪskrɪ̱mɪne͟ɪʃ(ə)n/
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]区别对待;歧视 Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
  [usu with supp]
  • She is exempt from sex discrimination laws.

    她免受性别歧视法的追究。

  • ...discrimination against immigrants.

    对移民的歧视

  • ...measures to counteract racial discrimination.

    抵制种族歧视的措施

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]鉴别力;辨别力 Discrimination is knowing what is good or of high quality.
  • They cooked without skill and ate without discrimination.

    他们烹调手艺不高,也不挑食。

3
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]区别;区分;辨别 Discrimination is the ability to recognize and understand the differences between two things.
  [usu with supp]
  • ...colour discrimination.

    辨色能力

  • ...the system that allows a mother to make the discrimination between her own and alien lambs.

    可以让母羊辨别她自己的小羊和外来羊羔的系统


Oxford dis·crim·in·ation AWL / dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn ; NAmE dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn / noun 1 [uncountable ] the practice of treating sb or a particular group in society less fairly than others 区别对待;歧视;偏袒 ◆ age/racial/sex/sexual discrimination (= because of sb's age, race or sex) 年龄╱种族╱性别歧视 discriminationagainst sb ◆ discrimination against the elderly 歧视老人 discriminationin favour of sb ◆ discrimination in favour of the young 厚待年轻人 discriminationon the grounds of sth ◆ discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, or sexual orientation 按照种族、性别或性取向给予区别对待 ☞ collocationsat
race
☞see also
positive discrimination
2 [uncountable ] ( approving) the ability to judge what is good, true, etc. 识别力;辨别力;鉴赏力 SYN
discernment
◆ He showed great discrimination in his choice of friends. 他在择友方面颇具慧眼。
3 ( formal) [uncountable ,  countable ] the ability to recognize a difference between one thing and another; a difference that is recognized 区别;识别;辨别 ◆ to learn discrimination between right and wrong 学会分辨是非 ◆ fine discriminations 细微区别 discrimination discriminations
dis·crim·in·ation / dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn ; NAmE dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn /
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discriminationdi‧scrim‧i‧na‧tion /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]
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1the practice of treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair way:  laws to prevent discriminationdiscrimination against widespread discrimination against older people in the job marketdiscrimination in favour of discrimination in favour of university graduatesracial/sex/religious etc discrimination (=treating someone unfairly because of their race, sex etc) →
positive discrimination
, reverse discrimination

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prejudice
2the ability to recognize the difference between two or more things, especially the difference in their quality:  shape discriminationCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + discriminationracial/race discrimination· Laws have been passed banning racial discrimination.sex/sexual discrimination (also gender discrimination formal)· She claimed she’d been the victim of sex discrimination.age discrimination· Age discrimination disadvantages older workers.religious discrimination· There must be an end to religious discrimination.job/employment discrimination (=not giving someone a job because of their race, sex etc)· Progress has been made in eliminating job discrimination.workplace discrimination (=at the place where people work)· The new law aims to bring an end to workplace discrimination.unlawful discrimination (=not allowed by law)· The European Court of Justice decided that she had been the subject of unlawful discrimination.verbsexperience/face discrimination· Government figures suggest that ethnic minorities face discrimination looking for jobs.end/outlaw discrimination· The purpose of the law is to end discrimination in the workplace.phrasesa victim of discrimination (=someone who has experienced discrimination)· Victims of discrimination have the right to make a complaint.discrimination on the grounds/basis of something· Discrimination on the grounds of nationality is prohibited.
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discrimination

[dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn]

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歧视(94%),辨别(5%),鉴赏力(1%)
n.歧视;区别,辨别;识别力

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