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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·tinct ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin distinctus, from past participle of distinguere DATE 14th century 1. distinguishable to the eye or mind as discrete : separate a distinct cultural group teaching as distinct from research 2. presenting a clear unmistakable impression a neat distinct handwriting 3. archaic : notably decorated 4. a. notable a distinct contribution to scholarship b. readily and unmistakably apprehended a distinct possibility of snow a distinct British accent Synonyms. distinct , separate , discrete mean not being each and every one the same. distinct indicates that something is distinguished by the mind or eye as being apart or different from others two distinct versions separate often stresses lack of connection or a difference in identity between two things separate rooms discrete strongly emphasizes individuality and lack of connection broke the job down into discrete stages Synonym: see in addition evident .English Etymology distinct late 14c., from L. distinctus, pp. of distinguere (see distinguish). Related: Distinctly. "distinctly, in the sense really quite, is the badge of the superior person indulgently recognizing unexpected merit in something that we are to understand is not quite worthy of his notice." [Fowler] Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 distinct dis·tinct / di5stiNkt / adjective1. easily or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc. 清晰的；清楚的；明白的；明显的: There was a distinct smell of gas. 有一股明显的煤气味。 His voice was quiet but every word was distinct. 他说话声音不大,但字字清晰。 2. ~ (from sth) clearly different or of a different kind 截然不同的；有区别的；不同种类的: The results of the survey fell into ten distinct groups. 调查结果分为截然不同的两组。 Jamaican reggae music is quite distinct from North American jazz or blues. 牙买加的雷盖音乐完全不同于北美的爵士乐或布鲁斯音乐。 rural areas, as distinct from major cities 完全不同于大城市的农村地区 3. [only before noun] used to emphasize that you think an idea or situation definitely exists and is important 确定无疑的；确实的；确切的 SYN definite :
Being tall gave Tony a distinct advantage. 托尼个子高是个明显的优势。 I had the distinct impression I was being watched. 我确实感到有人在监视我。 A strike is now a distinct possibility. 目前罢工确有可能发生。 • dis·tinct·ly adv.: I distinctly heard someone calling me. 我清楚地听到有人在叫我。 a distinctly Australian accent 明显的澳大利亚口音 He could remember everything very distinctly. 他什么事都能记得清清楚楚。 • dis·tinct·ness noun [U] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English distinct adj. VERBS be | become | remain | keep sth It is necessary to keep these two issues distinct. | regard/see sth as ADV. very | completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly | fairly | essentially, fundamentally | clearly | analytically, conceptually, formally (= distinct in form), qualitatively Political power should be regarded as analytically distinct from economic power. | anatomically, geographically, historically geographically distinct regions PREP. from The various dialects are quite distinct from one another. PHRASES as distinct from She was studying lung cancer, as distinct from other types of cancer. OLT distinct adj. ⇨ marked (a distinct smell of gas)⇨ particular (two distinct groups) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·tinct \də̇ˈstiŋ(k)t\ adjective (often -er/-est) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere to distinguish — more at distinguish 1. a. obsolete : discriminated by a visible sign : marked out : distinguished b. : characterized by qualities individualizing or distinguishing as apart from, unlike, or not identical with another or others < things similar in effect but wholly distinct in motive — Hilaire Belloc > 2. : capable of being easily perceived: as a. : capable of being readily seen, felt, or heard through sharp, clear, unmistakable impression : not blurred, obscured, or indefinite < the slender and fragile tracery that must be preserved unventilated and distinct — B.N.Cardozo > < her last death shriek distinct among a thousand — William Wordsworth > b. : capable of being easily grasped or comprehended by the mind because of clear cogent appearance or presentation < a promise that Mr. Nicholls should have a distinct refusal — Virginia Woolf > < left us with a clear and distinct idea of human nature — Times Literary Supplement > 3. archaic : notably marked or decorated 4. a. : notable , unusual < so overrun with camera'ed foreigners that it is a distinctachievement to get an unencumbered photo — William Petersen > b. : unequivocal , unquestionable < a distinct liberal > < hot, dry summers … with drought a distinct possibility — W.B.Johnston & I.Crkvencic > Synonyms: separate , several , discrete : these words agree in referring to two or more things not the same or not blended or united. distinct is likely to stress characteristics that distinguish or that indicate that the thing modified is apart from or different from others < probably to Guido de Bres … the Dutch Reformed Church owed the beginning of its sturdy life, and that it did not become a mere limb of either the French Calvinistic, or German Reformed body, but grew as a “shield and blessing to both” with a distinct and rooted life of its own — J.L.Motley > < Mrs. Yeobright, who, possessing two distinct moods in close contiguity, a gentle mood and an angry, flew from one to the other without the least warning — Thomas Hardy > Often interchangeable with distinct , separate may stress lack of connection or difference in identity between two things < a part of the citizens seceded from the main body, and formed a separate community on the neighboring marshes — W.H.Prescott > < this rupture of the supposed continuity of nature and the reestablishment of ethics and aesthetics as separate and autonomous realms — J.W.Krutch > < she had a command of hand, a nicety and force of touch, which is an endowment separate from pictorial genius, though indispensable to its exercise — Nathaniel Hawthorne > In older, archaic, or formal English several may also indicate distinctness, difference, or separation from similar items < her knowledge of three several tongues — Elinor Wylie > < a network of concrete highways upon the several states — W.H.Hamilton > discrete forcefully stresses individuality and lack of connection despite apparent similarities < discrete quantity consists of the separate and unjointed units. Continuous quantity resists and even defies description in terms of disjunct ultimate units — Josiah Royce > < the conclusion that gases are made up of discrete units (molecules) — Lancelot Hogben > < by confining his operations to those aspects of reality which had, so to say, market value, and by isolating and dismembering the corpus of experience, the physical scientist created a habit of mind favorable to discrete practical inventions — Lewis Mumford > Synonym: see in addition evident . |
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