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Discrete Separate Part Means Ice Discreet Bruce Distinct

英语单词 discrete
英美音标 英 [dɪ'skriːt] 美 [dɪ'skriːt]
中文释义 adj.不连续的;分离的
英语例句 (1) They give off discrete amounts of radiant energy.
中文例句 (1) 它们放出不连续的辐射能量。
vocabulary简明 Discrete means separate or divided. A discrete unit is a separate part of something larger. A room is a discrete space within a house, just as the transmission is a discrete part of a car engine.
vocabulary扩展 If something is discrete, it has its own space. An ice cube comes from an ice tray, but it has its own discrete compartment. A student government might have discrete committees for different projects. Don't confuse discrete with its close cousin discreet, which means “appropriately private.” Billionaire Bruce Wayne, for example, is very discreet about his secret life as Batman. You could say Batman is a discrete, or separate, part of Bruce Wayne’s identity. Anything distinct and separated is discrete.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]分离的;互不连接的;不相关的 Discrete ideas or things are separate and distinct from each other.
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  • ...instruction manuals that break down jobs into scores of discrete steps.

    把工作分解成许多独立步骤的指导手册

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