discrimination

英 [dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn]

美 [dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn]

n. 区别对待; 歧视; 偏袒; 识别力; 辨别力; 鉴赏力; 区别; 识别; 辨别

Collins.2 / BNC.3592 / COCA.3167

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noun

区别对待；歧视；偏袒
the practice of treating sb or a particular group in society less fairly than others
1. age/racial/sex/sexual discrimination (= because of sb's age, race or sex)
  年龄 / 种族 / 性别歧视
2. discrimination against the elderly
  歧视老人
3. discrimination in favour of the young
  厚待年轻人
4. 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
识别力；辨别力；鉴赏力
the ability to judge what is good, true, etc.
1. He showed great discrimination in his choice of friends.
  他在择友方面颇具慧眼。
区别；识别；辨别
the ability to recognize a difference between one thing and another; a difference that is recognized
1. to learn discrimination between right and wrong
  学会分辨是非
2. fine discriminations
  细微区别

N-UNCOUNT 区别对待;歧视
Discriminationis the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
1. She is exempt from sex discrimination laws.
  她免受性别歧视法的追究。
2. ...discrimination against immigrants.
  对移民的歧视
3. ...measures to counteract racial discrimination.
  抵制种族歧视的措施
N-UNCOUNT 鉴别力;辨别力
Discriminationis knowing what is good or of high quality.
1. They cooked without skill and ate without discrimination.
  他们烹调手艺不高，也不挑食。
N-UNCOUNT 区别;区分;辨别
Discriminationis the ability to recognize and understand the differences between two things.
1. ...colour discrimination.
  辨色能力
2. ...the system that allows a mother to make the discrimination between her own and alien lambs.
  可以让母羊辨别她自己的小羊和外来羊羔的系统

noun

unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
Synonym:favoritismfavouritism
the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
Synonym:secernment

Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.
雇主以种族或国籍为由歧视员工是非法的。
Under this background, the issue of economic discrimination caused by the gap between rich and poor is particularly sensitive and prominent in china.
在此背景下，我国存在的由富差距拉大而引发的经济歧视问题就显得尤为敏感和突出。
'This', huffed Mr Buthelezi, 'was discrimination.'
“这个，”布特莱齐先生气愤地说，“是歧视。”
Discrimination on the grounds of sex or race is unlawful.
性别或年龄引起的歧视是违法的。
We should not have racial discrimination.
我们不该有种族歧视。
Gender discrimination is a hotly contested issue.
性别歧视是一个争论激烈的话题。
Interviews with the refugees catalogue a history of discrimination and violence.
对难民的采访记录下了一部歧视和暴力的历史。
They battle discrimination and exclusion.
他们与歧视和排斥作斗争。
The government will legislate against discrimination in the workplace.
政府将制定法律，在工作场所禁止歧视。
Mr Singh wanted to reserve places for low-caste Indians within the country's public sector, as a form of positive discrimination.
辛格先生想在国家公共部门为下层印度人保留职位，这是一种积极的区别对待。