discern

英[dɪ'sɜːn]，美[dɪ'sɝn]

v. 辨别, 看清楚, 了解
助记：dis-分开，散开 + cern-分开，即分散开，识别。

词 源 树

权威词源导读

discern (v.) - 14世纪晚期，源自古法语discerner (13世纪) "distinguish (between)，separate" (by sifting)，直接源自拉丁语discernere "to separate, set apart, divide, distribute; distinguish, perceive"，源自dis- "off, away" (参见dis-) + cernere "distinguish, separate, sift" (源自原始印欧语词根*krei- "to sieve"，thus "discriminate, distinguish")。同根词：Discerned; discerning。

词源说明（童理民）

1. discern : dis-,分开，-cern,分开，词源同concern,certain.即区分开，识别。

21世纪大英汉词典

#discernvt.1.■(用视觉或其他感觉或智力)看出，看见，辨出，觉察出：We discerned a sail on the horizon.我们看见了地平线上的一张帆。He could discern a faint light ahead in the forest.他能看到前面森林里有一线微弱的灯光。2.■了解，理解，认识：We should learn to discern and analyze the essentials of complicated questions.我们应该学会认识和分析复杂问题的本质。3.■(用脑)辨别，识别，区别，区分；认出；分清，洞察：She is incapable of discerning right from wrong.她不能分辨是非。Can you discern that your enemies are doing harm to you?你能识别出你的敌人正在损害你吗?vi.1.■分清，辨明，辨别，区别，辨出，看出差别：He can discern between right and wrong.他能分清是非。近义词perceivedistinguishobservenotice#