单词：discerns
音标：[diˈsə:nz] ；
v. 看见( discern的第三人称单数 ); 辨明; 觉察出; 识别
v detect with the senses
discern的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- Sometimes it's not easy to discern between the true and the false.有时辨别真伪并不容易。
- He was just able to discern the road in the dark.他在黑暗中勉强能辨出道路。
- They can discern me in spite of the fog.虽然有雾，但他们能认得出我。
- I soon discerned that the man was lying.我马上察觉出那人在撒谎。
- We could discern from his appearance that he was upset.我们从他的样子可以察觉出他不快。
常见句型
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.- We discerned the figure of a man cling to the mast of the wrecked ship.我们看见一人紧抱着破船的桅杆。
- He is unable to discern the shape of a horse in the mist.他不能看清雾中马的轮廓。
- He could discern a faint light at the end of the forest.他能看到在森林的尽头有一线微弱的灯光。
- It is often difficult to discern the truth of an event from a newspaper report.要从报纸的报道上去辨明一个事件的真实性很困难。
- I soon discerned that the man was lying.我很快便觉出这个人正在撒谎。
- He is unable to discern what is actually happening.他搞不明白正在发生什么事情。
常用短语
用作动词(v.)
discern between (v.+prep.)- 区别,分辨(两物) tell the difference between (one thing) and (another)discern between sth
The man couldn't discern between right and wrong.
那人是非分辨不清。
Some people find it difficult to discern between blue and green.
有些人很难分辨蓝色与绿色。
Even lawyers cannot always discern between fine points of the law.
即使律师也并不总能对法律中的那些细节进行区别。
discern sth between sthIt is easy to discern a connection between high rents and the lack of housing.
显而易见,高房租和住房缺乏是彼此相关的。
How can we discern the difference between two books in a dark room?
在黑屋子里,我们怎么能看出两本书的不同?
- 从…辨别 see clearly from (sth)discern sth from sth
The man couldn't discern good from bad.
那人不能辨别善恶。
Some people find it difficult to discern blue from green.
有些人很难分辨蓝色与绿色。
Even the police cannot always discern truth from lies.
即使警察也并不总能区别真话与谎言。
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词- discern the shape看清轮廓
- discern a faint light看到一线微弱的灯光
- discern acutely〔keenly〕敏锐地分辨
- discern clearly清楚地分辨
- discern dimly〔faintly〕隐约看见
- discern shrewdly精明地分辨
- discern truthfully真实地分辨
- discern between从…辨明
- discern from辨明
经典引文
I had learned to discern the real Kitty.
出自：S. BellowFiona had instantly discerned that he had been lying to her.
出自：A. N. Wilson
【近义词】
- perceive注意到
- see看见
- understand懂得
- recognize承认
- notice注意
- observe观察
- make out起草
- distinguish区别
- discriminate区分
- spot地点
- view视野
- know了解
- discover发现
- behold看到
- fathom英寻（=6英尺)...
- be aware of意识到，察觉到，知道...
- detect发觉
- spy间谍
- tell the difference辨别差别
- realize实现
- separate分开的
- differentiate区分
- determine决定
- locate找出
- sense感官
- witness目击者
- appreciate欣赏
- pick out挑出
- tell apart辨别
- recognise<英>承认