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Discern Separate Di'sə:N V.(费劲)识别,看出 英 Recognize Distinguish 考

单词 discern
音标 [di'sə:n]
解释 v.(费劲)识别,看出
红宝书 【英】 v.(费劲)识别,看出( recognize as separate or different; distinguish)
【考】 palatable : savory / discernible : manifest(程度: 美味的→风味极佳的/ 可识别的→明显的)
【记】 dis+cern(=sift筛)→ 筛出来→识别
【同】 同根词:concern(关 注)
【例】 He was just able to discern the road in the dark.
字源 discern (v.)
late 14c., from Old French discerner (13c.) "distinguish (between), separate" (by sifting), and directly from Latin discernere "to separate, set apart, divide, distribute; distinguish, perceive," from dis- "off, away" (see dis-) + cernere "distinguish, separate, sift" (see crisis). Related: Discerned; discerning.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】concern 关心,关注→要关心就得看清楚,认识,洞悉,辨别;dis + certain 不确定,不确信→就得仔细看,辨别,洞悉

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