recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type 可辨别的;有区别的;不同的 the patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing. 口语的格式和书面语是不同的。 there are two distinct types of sickle cell disease. 有两种不同的镰状细胞病。 ■physically separate 分开的 the gallery is divided into five distinct spaces. 画廊被分成五个独立的空间。
readily distinguishable by the senses 可分辨的;明显的 a distinct smell of nicotine. 可以闻得出尼古丁的味道。 ■[attrib.](used for emphasis) so clearly apparent to the mind as to be unmistakable; definite [用于强调] 清楚无误的;明确的 he got the distinct impression that Melissa wasn't best pleased. 他确切地感觉到梅利莎不是非常高兴。
派生 distinctly adverb distinctness noun 语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'differentiated'): from Latin distinctus 'separated, distinguished', from the verb distinguere (see distinguish)