Discriminatory means treating a person or a group differently from other people, in an unfair way. A discriminatory rule, joke, or hiring practice shuts people out or puts them down because of who they are: race, sex, age, religion, and so on.

Discriminatory means treating a person or a group differently from other peoplediscriminatory 意思是把一個人或一群人跟其他人區別對待， in an unfair way而且是不公平的那種。 A discriminatory rule, joke, or hiring practice一條 discriminatory 的規定、一個笑話，或一種招聘做法 shuts people out or puts them down會把人排除在外，或是貶低人 because of who they are因為他們是什麼樣的人：race, sex, age, religion, and so on像是種族、性別、年齡、宗教等等。

News, law, and school policy use this word a lot. It is strong and formal.

News, law, and school policy新聞、法律，還有校規 use this word a lot很常用這個字。 It is strong and formal語氣很重，而且正式。

Though actually, it is not a fancy twin of discriminating, the “good taste” word. If you call a person or a rule discriminatory, you are talking about unfairness, not about a sharp eye for quality.

Though actually不過其實， it is not a fancy twin of discriminating它不是 discriminating 那個字比較文雅的雙胞胎， the "good taste" worddiscriminating 是「有品味、眼光好」的那個字。 If you call a person or a rule discriminatory如果你說一個人或一條規定是 discriminatory， you are talking about unfairness你講的是不公平， not about a sharp eye for quality不是在講眼光銳利、懂得分辨好壞。

Everyday Chinese in Taiwan will often just say 歧視的; discriminatory is the English label that sits on laws and reports.

Everyday Chinese in Taiwan will often just say 歧視的台灣日常中文常常就直接說「歧視的」；discriminatory is the English label that sits on laws and reportsdiscriminatory 則是貼在法律和報告上的那個英文說法。