詞彙精選：distinguish的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
v.
[distinguish (between) A and B; distinguish A from B] 區別，辨別（人或事物）[I,T]
例句：
We should distinguish between right and wrong.
我們應辨別是非。
例句：
Can you distinguish cotton cloth from linen?
你能否識別棉布和亞麻布?
[distinguish A from B] 顯示（兩者）之間的差別；爲某人[某事物]之特徵或特性，使某人[某事物]有所不同 [T]
例句：
Reason distinguishes man from the animals.
理性成爲人與動物的區別。
例句：
I must distinguish myself from other people.
我一定要與衆不同。
看清、聽清...（某事物） [T]
例句：
A person with good eyesight can distinguish distant objects.
視力好的人能夠看得清遠處的物體。
例句：
I can't distinguish things so far.
那麼遠的東西我分不清。
[distinguish oneself]（因善於做某事）受人注目，出名 [T]
例句：
He was eager to distinguish himself in some way.
他渴望在某方面受人注目。
例句：
He distinguished himself by his scholarship.
他以博學而聞名。
二、詞義辨析：
discern,discriminate,distinguish
這些動詞均有“區別、辨別”之意。discern語義較籠統，着重精深與準確的觀察力，不一定有能分辨關係密切的各項事物的含義。 discriminate語氣強，指從十分相似的事物中辨出差異，尤其把好壞區分開來。distinguish普通用詞，指辨別者的能力或實際觀察到的區別，強調辨別所需的技巧。
三、參考例句：
He could distinguish voices.
他能辨別不同的聲音。
Can you distinguish cotton cloth from linen?
你能否識別棉布和亞麻布?
I must distinguish myself from other people.
我一定要與衆不同。
Can you distinguish goat from sheep?
你能區分山羊和綿羊嗎？
We can distinguish between gold and silver.
我們能區分金和銀。
I can't distinguish things so far.
那麼遠的東西我分不清。
Speeches distinguish human beings from animals.
人類和動物的區別在於人會說話。
We should distinguish between right and wrong.
我們應辨別是非。
He could not distinguish cotton from wool.
他不能辨認是棉花還是羊毛。
Could he distinguish right from wrong?
他能分辨是非嗎？
