discern, discriminate, distinguish

動詞 distinguish:

1. mark as different
   同義詞：separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
2. detect with the senses
   同義詞：recognize, recognise, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart
3. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
   同義詞：mark, differentiate
4. make conspicuous or noteworthy
   同義詞：signalize, signalise
5. identify as in botany or biology, for example
   同義詞：identify, discover, key, key out, describe, name

1. Speeches distinguish human beings from animals.
   人類和動物的區(qū)別在于人會說話。
2. She distinguished herself by her coolness and bravery.
   她因頭腦冷靜、敢作敢為而為人稱道。
3. The twins were so much alike that it was impossible to distinguish one from the other.
   這對孿生子像得使人無法分辨。
4. He distinguished himself by his courage.
   他因英勇而揚名。

dis.tin.guish

v.（動詞）
dis.tin.guished,dis.tin.guish.ing,dis.tin.guish.es
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To perceive as being different or distinct.
區(qū)分，辨別，分清：感覺到不同的或有區(qū)別的
To perceive distinctly; discern:
辨別出；識別：
例句：
distinguished the masts of ships on the horizon.
在地平線上發(fā)現(xiàn)許多船的桅桿

To make noticeable or different; set apart.
引人注目，有別于；引起注意
To cause (oneself) to be eminent or recognized:
使杰出，使著名：
例句：
They have distinguished themselves as dedicated social workers.
他們作為全心全意的社會工作者而出人頭地

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate:
區(qū)分，辨別；分清：
例句：
distinguish between right and wrong.
辨別是非

來源：
Alteration of obsolete distingue
廢語 distingue的變化
from Middle English distinguen
源自 中古英語 distinguen
from Old French distinguer
源自 古法語 distinguer
from Latin distinguere [to separate] * see steig-
源自 拉丁語 distinguere [分開，使分離] *參見 steig-

【引伸】
distin.guishable
adj.（形容詞）
distin.guishably
adv.（副詞）