词根是 cern,来自拉丁语的 cernere,变形还有 cret,cre 和 cree,都表示 to observe,to sift,即“观察,筛选”的意思。常见的单词如 secret(n.秘密)和 decree(n.法令;判决)就来自于这个词根。
discern [dɪˈsɜ:n]
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vt.看出;了解;识别
discern 基本意思是“看见”,常用于引申,指对感觉到的东西具有深刻的理解和辨别力。所以可以表示“分辨”、“辨别”的意思。discern between sth and sth,表示区别、分辨(两个事物);discern sth from sth,表示从…中辨别出来。
1)前缀 dis,表示“分开”,也可以表示否定含义,例如:
discard v.抛弃;放弃
disseminate v.宣传;散布
dismay n.沮丧;惊慌
disadvantage n.缺点;不利条件
2)词根 cern/cret/creet/cre,表示“观察;筛选”,例如:
concern vt.涉及;关心
discretion n.谨慎;判断力
secrete v.分泌;隐藏
discreet adj.谨慎的;小心的
excrete v.排泄,分泌
★ 变形时刻:discern = dis(分开)+ cern(观察)= 分开来观察 → 引申一下,就是识别,看出。
distinguish vt.区分;辨别
observe v.观察;研究
recognize vt.认出;识别
discernible adj.可辨别的;可识别的
puzzle vt.使…困惑
perplex vt.使困惑,使为难
confuse vt.使混乱;使困惑
discern the road 认路
discern truth 辨别真话、真相
Sometimes it's not easy to discern wether he plagiarized his doctoral thesis or not.
有时很难判断他的博士论文是否抄袭。
We could discern from his appearance that he was pressured into marriage again.
我们从他的样子可以察觉出他又被催婚了。
① If you can discern something, you are aware of it and know what it is.
② If you can discern something, you can just see it, but not clearly.
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discern [dɪˈsɜ:n] v.看出
discard [dɪ'skɑːd] v.抛弃
disseminate [dɪ'semɪneɪt] v.宣传
dismay [dɪs'meɪ] n.沮丧
disadvantage [dɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] n.缺点
concern [kən'sɜːn] v/n.关心
discretion [dɪ'skreʃ(ə)n] n.谨慎
secrete [sɪ'kriːt] v.分泌
discreet [dɪ'skriːt] adj.谨慎的
excrete [ɪk'skriːt] v.排泄
discernible [dɪ'sɜːnɪbl] adj.可辨别的
distinguish [dɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃ] v.区分
observe [əb'zɜːv] v.观察
recognize ['rekəɡnaɪz] v.认出
puzzle ['pʌz(ə)l] v.使…困惑
perplex [pə'pleks] v.使困惑
confuse [kən'fjuːz] v.使混乱
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