单词 | distinction |
释义 | distinction noun¹ 1clear difference明显区别adjective | verb + distinction | distinction + verb | preposition adjective➤critical, crucial, important, key, main, major, vital至关重要的差别;关键差别;重大差别;主要不同▸➤basic, essential, fundamental基本/本质/根本差别➤clear, clear-cut, obvious, real, rigid, sharp, strong明显的/清楚的/显著的/真实的/严格的/巨大的/突出的差别▸➤fine, subtle细微差别;微小不同◆it was a subtle distinction but a very important one.这是一个不起眼但却至关重要的差别。➤broad, general大体的/一般的差别▸➤simple简单的差别▸➤logical逻辑上的区别➤meaningful, significant, useful, valid有意义的/重大的/有用的/有效的区别▸➤arbitrary, artificial, false, meaningless任意的/人为的/虚假的/无意义的区别➤absolute绝对的差别◆is there always an absolute distinction between right and wrong?在对与错之间总是有一个绝对的界限吗?➤conventional, old, traditional常规的/老式的/传统的划分◆the conventional distinction between pure and applied science纯科学与应用科学之间的传统分野➤categorical, conceptual, formal, qualitative, semantic, theoretical范畴/概念/形式/性质/语义/理论差别➤legal, moral法律/道德差异▸➤class, cultural, gender, racial, social阶级/文化/性别/种族/社会差别verb + distinction➤draw, make加以区别;进行区分◆she draws an important distinction between the different kinds of illness.她对各种不同的疾病进行了重要的区分。➤note, recognize, see, understand注意到/认识到/看出/理解差别◆we can see a sharp distinction between ambition and greed.我们可以看出进取心和贪欲之间的明显差别。➤blur, collapse, erase, obscure模糊/瓦解/消除/掩盖差别◆the distinction between amateur and professional players is being blurred.业余选手和职业选手之间的差别正在变模糊。distinction + verb➤lie差别在(于)◆cultural distinctions lie at the heart of these issues.这些问题的核心是文化差异。➤exist存在差别◆no legal distinction existed between cities and other corporations.城市和其他法人之间并不存在法律上的差别。preposition➤without distinction不加区分◆all groups are entitled to this money without distinction (= without a difference being made between them).一视同仁,所有团体都有资格得到这笔款项。➤distinction between⋯之间的差别➤distinction of⋯的差别◆a society without distinctions of class and privilege一个没有阶级和特权差别的社会distinction noun² 2excellence/fame卓越;名声adjective | verb + distinction | distinction + verb | preposition adjective➤considerable, great相当杰出;极为著名➤dubious所谓的名声▸➤rare出类拔萃▸➤unique独一无二➤academic, intellectual, professional, social学术声望;专业盛名;社会名望◆election to the nae is an indication of professional distinction.当选国家工程院院士表明了专业上的卓越。verb + distinction➤have有名望◆he has the dubious distinction of being the world's most famous gangster.他浪得了世界上最著名的悍匪之名。➤achieve, earn取得/获得荣誉◆she achieved distinction in several fields of scholarship.她在几个学术领域都取得了显著的成绩。distinction + verb➤belong荣誉属于⋯◆new york does not have the nation's oldest subway system; that distinction belongs to boston.纽约并没有该国最古老的地铁系统;这一荣誉属于波士顿。preposition➤of distinction有名望◆she is a historian of great distinction.她是一位声望极高的历史学家。➤with distinction杰出地◆he served with distinction in the first world war.他在第一次世界大战中战功卓著。distinction [countable] (rather formal) a clear difference between two or more people or things that are similar or related显著区别;显著差异◆philosophers did not make a distinction between arts and science.哲学家过去没有把艺术和科学截然分开。◆she tends to blur the distinctions between family and friends.她往往把家人和朋友混淆起来。ⓘ in this meaning, distinction is often used in the phrase make/draw a distinction between a and b, to talk about a difference that people see when they carefully examine things that might at first seem very similar.表达此义时,distinction 常用在短语 make/draw a distinction between a and b 中,表示经仔细观察而发现乍看起来非常相似的事物之间的差别◆we need to draw a distinction between democratic socialism and social democracy.我们需要把民主社会主义与社会民主主义区别开来。 ➡ see also distinguish → distinguish 1 2 distinction [uncountable, singular] (rather formal) the quality of being excellent, important or special优秀;杰出;卓越;不同凡响◆a writer of great distinction一位优秀作家◆she had the distinction of being the first woman to fly the atlantic.她不同凡响,是第一个飞越大西洋的女子。distinction/dɪˈstɪŋkʃn ||; dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/noun1. [c,u] (a) distinction (between a and b) a clear or important difference between things or people 区别;分别;差别: ◇we must make a distinction between classical and popular music here. 我们在这里必须清楚区分古典音乐和流行音乐。 2. [c,u] the quality of being excellent; fame for what you have achieved 优秀;卓越;盛名: ◇a violinist of distinction 颇有名气的小提琴手 3. [c] the highest mark that is given to students in some exam for excellent work 优等(学生成绩的最高等级): ◇james got a distinction in maths. 詹姆斯的数学得了优等。 draw a distinction between sth and sth→draw¹distinctionsee ⇨ different 7 • • •• ⇨ draw/make a distinction dis·tinc·tion /dɪ`stɪŋkʃən; dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/n 1. [c] a clear difference between things 明显区别,差异:◇+ between the distinction between fiction and reality 虚构与现实之间的明显差异◇make/draw a distinction the author draws a distinction between "crime" and "sin". 作者对“罪行”和“罪恶”加以区分。 2. [c] a special honour given to someone 特殊的荣誉:◇sol had the distinction of leading the delegation. 索尔获得了率领代表团的荣誉。 3. of distinction unusually good 杰出,出类拔萃:◇an artist of great distinction 出类拔萃的艺术家 |
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