核心畫面
Think of two things that have blurred into one lump, and someone drawing a line between them: this one is not that one. Every use of 'distinguish' is some version of that line — you draw it with your eyes, ears or mind, or the thing itself carries the line that keeps it apart from the rest.
可以想成兩樣東西混成一團，而有人在中間畫下一條線：這個不是那個。distinguish 的各種用法都可以看成這條線的…更多收起
可以想成兩樣東西混成一團，而有人在中間畫下一條線：這個不是那個。distinguish 的各種用法都可以看成這條線的不同版本——有時候線是你用眼睛、耳朵或腦袋畫出來的（你看出、聽出、想清楚兩者的差別），有時候線是東西自己帶著的（它本來就有某個特徵，把它和同類分開）。原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
distinguishverb/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
- 1
To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
- It had begun to take a leading place even in the days of the Ptolemies, and in scientific, as distinguished from purely literary work, it had assumed a position of primary importance early in the Christian era.
- The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.
- 2
To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
- 3
To make noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.
- The soldier distinguished himself in combat and received a medal.
- 1784: William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., PREFACE THE favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Perſons of the firſt diſtinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ſeveral new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and diſtinguiſh it from others; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public.
- 4
To confer an honor upon.
- The soldier was distinguished with a medal for his bravery.
- 5
obsoleteTo make to differ.
- For who diſtinguiſheth thee?
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。