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.
[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
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[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。
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[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·ationAWL/dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn; NAmEdɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/noun1[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discriminationdiscriminationsdis·crim·in·ation/dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn; NAmEdɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/
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.
WDF
discrimination
[dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn]
CET6TEM4TOEFL
n3187
10666
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NOUN4641
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Spoken:
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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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