distinction
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/
/dɪˈstɪŋkʃn/
Idioms - [countable] distinction (between A and B) a clear difference or contrast especially between people or things that are similar or related
差别；区别；对比 - distinctions between traditional and modern societies
传统社会和现代社会的差别 - Philosophers did not use to make a distinction between arts and science.
哲学家过去不把人文科学和自然科学区别开来。 - We need to draw a distinction between the two events.
我们得把两起事件区别开来。
- Cultural distinctions lie at the heart of these issues.
这些问题的核心是文化差异。 - Is there always an absolute distinction between right and wrong?
在对与错之间总是有一个绝对的界限吗？ - It was a subtle distinction but a very important one.
这是一个不起眼但却至关重要的差别。 - No legal distinction existed between cities and other corporations.
城市和其他法人之间并不存在法律上的差别。 - She draws an important distinction between the different kinds of illness.
她对各种不同的疾病进行了重要的区分。 - The distinction between amateur and professional players is being blurred.
业余选手和职业选手之间的差别正在变模糊。 - We can see a sharp distinction between ambition and greed.
我们可以看出进取心和贪欲之间的明显差别。 - a society without distinctions of class and privilege
一个没有阶级和特权差别的社会 - making invidious distinctions between the ‘deserving’ and the ‘undeserving’ poor
在“值得救济”的穷人和“不值得救济”的穷人之间制造令人厌恶的区分 - the conventional distinction between pure and applied science
纯科学与应用科学之间的传统分野 - She tends to blur the distinctions between family and friends.
她往往把家人和朋友混淆起来。 - We need to draw a distinction between democratic socialism and social democracy.
我们需要把民主社会主义与社会民主主义区别开来。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- critical
- crucial
- important
- …
- draw
- make
- note
- …
- lie
- exist
- without distinction
- distinction between
- distinction of
- …
- distinctions between traditional and modern societies
- [uncountable] the act of separating people or things into different groups
区分；分清；辨别 - distinction (between A and B) The new law makes no distinction between adults and children (= treats them equally).
这项新法规对成人和孩子同样适用。 - without distinction All groups are entitled to this money without distinction.
所有团体一律有权得到这笔款项。
- distinction (between A and B) The new law makes no distinction between adults and children (= treats them equally).
- [singular] the quality of being something that is special
特质；特点；不同凡响 - She had the distinction of being the first woman to fly the Atlantic.
她不同凡响，是第一个飞越大西洋的女子。
- Fennel leaves add distinction to any dish.
茴香叶会为任何一道菜增添特色。 - Though they fought with distinction, they suffered heavy casualties.
虽然他们战斗出色，但伤亡惨重。 - New York does not have the nation's oldest subway system; that distinction belongs to Boston.
纽约并没有该国最古老的地铁系统；这一荣誉属于波士顿。 - Wearing the county tie was a mark of modest social distinction.
打这种地方特有的领带是在社会上小有名气的标志。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- dubious
- …
- have
- achieve
- earn
- …
- belong
- of distinction
- with distinction
- She had the distinction of being the first woman to fly the Atlantic.
- [uncountable] the quality of being excellent or important
优秀；杰出；卓越 - a writer of distinction
优秀作家
- She is a historian of great distinction.
她是一位声望极高的历史学家。 - She achieved distinction in several fields of scholarship.
她在几个学术领域都取得了显着的成绩。 - The cast performed with some distinction.
演员们的表演颇有特色。 - Election to the NAE is an indication of professional distinction.
当选国家工程院院士表明了专业上的卓越。 - He served with distinction in the First World War.
他在第一次世界大战中战功卓著。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- dubious
- …
- have
- achieve
- earn
- …
- belong
- of distinction
- with distinction
- a writer of distinction
- [countable, uncountable] a special mark or award that is given to somebody, especially a student, for excellent work
（尤指给学生的）优等评分，荣誉，奖赏 - Naomi got a distinction in maths.
娜奥米的数学得了优等。 - with distinction He graduated with distinction.
他以优异成绩毕业。
- Naomi got a distinction in maths.
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘subdivision, category’): via Old French from Latin distinctio(n-), from the verb distinguere, from dis- ‘apart’ + stinguere ‘put out’.
Idioms
a distinction without a difference
- a point that somebody wants to suggest is a difference when in fact it is not different at all
特质；特点；不同凡响 - His government did not brand them terrorists, but rather ‘an entity that supports terrorism’. That may prove to be a distinction without a difference.
他的政府没有称他们为恐怖分子，而是称他们为“支持恐怖主义的实体”。这可能被证明是一个没有区别的区别。
- His government did not brand them terrorists, but rather ‘an entity that supports terrorism’. That may prove to be a distinction without a difference.