1. | [u] 区别对待;歧视;偏袒the practice of treating sb or a particular group in society less fairly than others |
age/racial/sex/sexual discrimination(= because of sb's age, race or sex) 年龄╱种族╱性别歧视 | |
discrimination against the elderly 歧视老人 | |
discrimination in favour of the young 厚待年轻人 | |
discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, or sexual orientation 按照种族、性别或性取向给予区别对待 |
2. | [u] 识别力;辨别力;鉴赏力the ability to judge what is good, true, etc. |
He showed great discrimination in his choice of friends. 他在择友方面颇具慧眼。 |
3. | [u][c] 区别;识别;辨别the ability to recognize a difference between one thing and another; a difference that is recognized |
to learn discrimination between right and wrong 学会分辨是非 | |
fine discriminations 细微区别 |