一、详细释义:
n.
差别,区别
例句:
He is fair to us without distinction.
他对我们一视同仁,毫无区别。
例句:
The distinction between craft and fine art is more controversial.
对手工艺和美术之间的差别争议更大。
卓越
例句:
The Duke of Wellington, British soldier of distinction, statesman, was born at Dublin.
英国杰出的军事家、政治家威灵顿公爵生于都柏林。
例句:
Lewis emerges as a composer of distinction and sensitivity.
刘易斯作为一位悟性很高的优秀作曲家崭露头角。
特质,特性
例句:
Jupiter has the distinction of being the largest planet.
木星的特点在于它是太阳系中最大的行星。
例句:
He has the distinction of being regarded as the Federal Republic's greatest living writer.
他才华横溢,被誉为联邦共和国目前尚在世的最伟大的作家。
荣誉;勋章
例句:
He richly merits such a distinction.
他完全配得上这一荣誉。
例句:
Keller received many awards of great distinction.
凯勒被授予很多殊荣奖。
二、词义辨析:
difference,distinction,discrepancy,discrimination
这些名词都有“差别,区别”之意。difference普通用词,可指事物本质上的差异或数量上的差额,也可指事物在某一方面的差别,还可指人们之间的不同意见。 distinction较正式用词,除指事物在本质上的差别外,还指在某一方面或某一细节上的区分,要在认真观察、研究后才易觉察。discrepancy多用于言论和记述方面,指两物之间缺乏使之相似或平衡的协调。discrimination侧重指在判断、见识方面的差别,也可指待遇上的区别。
三、参考例句:
The distinction probably has been slurred over.
这种区别大概就要被忽视了。
He is fair to us without distinction.
他对我们一视同仁, 毫无区别。
the nice distinction between the two meanings
两种意义之间的细微差别
He is fair to us without distinction.
他对我们一视同仁,毫无区别。
That distinction belongs to Michael Kearney.
美国历史上年纪最小的大学生名叫迈克尔·卡尼。
Lewis emerges as a composer of distinction and sensitivity.
刘易斯作为一位悟性很高的优秀作曲家崭露头角。
Empiri-cally, the distinction between active and idle balances is elusive.
在实际生活中,活动余额和闲置余额的区别是难以捉摸的。
Do you draw a distinction between those two roles?
你把那两个角色区别开了吗?
We must draw a clear distinction between right and wrong.
我们必须明确区分是与非。
What distinction do adipose cyst and lipoma have?