distinct
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
- easily or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc.
清晰的；清楚的；明白的；明显的 - There was a distinct smell of gas.
有一股明显的煤气味。 - His voice was quiet but every word was distinct.
他说话声音不大，但字字清晰。
- There was a distinct smell of gas.
- clearly different or of a different kind
截然不同的；有区别的；不同种类的 - The results of the survey fell into two distinct groups.
调查结果分为截然不同的两组。 - distinct from something Jamaican reggae music is quite distinct from North American jazz or blues.
牙买加的雷盖音乐完全不同于北美的爵士乐或布鲁斯音乐。 - We are talking about rural areas, as distinct from major cities.
我们现在谈论的是乡村，与大城市截然不同。
- Political power should be regarded as analytically distinct from economic power.
政治力量应与经济力量区别开来分析。 - She was studying lung cancer, as distinct from other types of cancer.
她正在研究肺癌，这不同于其他类型的癌症。 - The various dialects are quite distinct from one another.
各种方言之间存在着相当大的差异。 - geographically distinct regions
地理上不同的地区 - Manufacturers hope their new products will be sufficiently distinct to command higher prices.
制造商希望新产品足够与众不同，能以更高的价格销售。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- appear
- become
- …
- very
- completely
- entirely
- …
- from
- as distinct from
- The results of the survey fell into two distinct groups.
- [only before noun] used to emphasize that you think an idea or situation definitely exists and is important
确定无疑的；确实的；确切的 - Being tall gave Tony a distinct advantage.
托尼个子高是个明显的优势。 - I had the distinct impression I was being watched.
我确实感到有人在监视我。 - A strike is now a distinct possibility.
目前罢工确有可能发生。
- Being tall gave Tony a distinct advantage.
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘differentiated’): from Latin distinctus ‘separated, distinguished’, from the verb distinguere, from dis- ‘apart’ + stinguere ‘put out’.