the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex 区别对待;歧视 victims of racial discrimination. 种族歧视的牺牲品。 discrimination against homosexuals. 对同性恋的歧视。
recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another 辨别;区别 discrimination between right and wrong. 对正确与错误的辨别。 [count noun]young children have difficulties in making fine discriminations. 幼儿在进行细微辨别时有困难。 ■the ability to discern what is of high quality; good judgement or taste 辨别力;判断力;好的品味 those who could afford to buy showed little taste or discrimination. 那些买得起的人不是没有什么品味就是没有辨别能力。 ■(Psychology)the ability to distinguish between different stimuliː (心理)鉴别能力 [as modifier]discrimination learning. 辨别学习。
(Electronics)the selection of a signal having a required characteristic, such as frequency or amplitude, by means of a discriminator which rejects all unwanted signals (电子)(通过鉴别器)选择(信号)