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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

word discrimination
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/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 /
LDC
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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