discern

verb

1. 觉察出；识别；了解
   to know, recognize or understand sth, especially sth that is not obvious
   1. It is possible to discern a number of different techniques in her work.
      从她的作品中可以识别出许多不同的创作手法。
   2. He discerned a certain coldness in their welcome.
      他觉察到他们的欢迎有点冷淡。
   3. It is often difficult to discern how widespread public support is.
      了解公众支持的广泛程度常常是困难的。
2. （依稀）看出，分辨出，听出
   to see or hear sth, but not very clearly
   1. We could just discern the house in the distance.
      我们只能勉强分辨出远处的房子。

1. VERB 觉察出;知道;了解;辨明
   If you can discern something, you are aware of it and know what it is.
   1. You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend...
      你需要一长串的数据才能看出这一趋势。
   2. It was hard to discern why this was happening.
      很难弄清楚这为什么会发生。
2. VERB 依稀看出;分辨出
   If you can discern something, you can just see it, but not clearly.
   1. Below the bridge we could just discern a narrow, weedy ditch.
      我们仅能依稀辨出桥下一条杂草丛生的窄沟。

1. You need a long series of data to be able to discern such a trend
   你需要一长串的数据才能看出这一趋势。
2. It was hard to discern why this was happening.
   很难弄清楚这为什么会发生。
3. Below the bridge we could just discern a narrow, weedy ditch.
   我们仅能依稀辨出桥下一条杂草丛生的窄沟。
4. Some people find it difficult to discern blue from green.
   有些人难以鉴别蓝绿两种颜色。
5. The man couldn't discern good from bad.
   那人不能辨别善恶。
6. It is often difficult to discern the truth of an event from a newspaper report.
   要从报纸的报道上去辨明一个事件的真实性很困难。
7. Sharp eyes can discern truth and lies.
   火眼金睛识真假。
8. The man couldn't discern between right and wrong.
   那人是非分辨不清。
9. On the other hand, consumers should learn to discern between true and false.
   另一方面，消费者应该学会识别真假。
10. The answer to prayer may be approaching, though we discern not its coming.
    祷告的答应或许就要来了，虽然我们看不见它的来到。
11. Becoming a good designer and architect requires developing "eyes" to discern these patterns.
    一个优秀的设计员和架构师需要培养洞察这些模式的眼光。
12. I can't discern him from the dark.
    我无法在黑暗中辨认出他。
13. I can discern particulates on the x-ray.
    我查出了x光片中有微粒存在。
14. Kindleberger does not claim to have a rigorous theory of such crises, but he does discern a pattern.
    金德尔伯格并未声称建立了关于此类危机的严格理论，但他确实发现了一种模式。
15. We may be able to discern a pattern.
    我们就可以构筑一个模型图了。
16. This material you would are to say with mother-in-law, discern her great don't agree you!
    此事你便是与岳母说，看看她赞不赞成你！
17. I was now better able to discern, what was needed to do, in different circumstances.
    在那时候，我就更能够来鉴别，在不同的情况下应该来做什么。
18. If you cannot discern what it is, you can get some help from others.
    如果你不能看清楚它是什么，你可以向他人寻求帮助。
19. Give us the power to discern clearly right from wrong.
    赐给我们力量以清楚地分辨出对和错。
20. I think most of us have the instinctive ability to discern between the merely obsequious and the purely altruistic.
    提要我想我们大部分人都可以直觉的辨认出逢迎谄媚和纯粹的利他行为。
21. He almost could not discern the road in the dark.
    他几乎不能在黑暗中辨认出路来。
22. That they can discern through her clothing.
    他们能够清楚地从衣服的褶皱中看到。
23. In it he could already hazily discern a real poem.
    他已经朦胧地读到了一首真正的诗篇。
24. Distanced from the real world below, his eyes become sharper, and he can discern objects more clearly.
    和这一切拉开了距离，他的眼睛反而看得更清晰了。
25. He was just able to discern the road in the dark.
    他在黑暗中勉强能辨出道路。
26. These children are able to discern good from evil even in this complicated society.
    即使在这复杂的社会里，这些孩子也能够识别善恶。
27. An ethical sensibility helps us to discern the valuable elements of a culture from the elements that demand correction.
    伦理敏感性分析帮助我们把一种文化中有价值的因素与需要修正的因素区别开来。
28. You want access to as much as possible so you can discern what is most relevant and correct.
    你想了解尽可能多的信息这样你就可以识别出哪些是对的相关性更好。
29. I seemed to discern some signs of emotion upon the butler's white face.
    我好象在这管家的白皙的面孔上看出了一些感情激动的迹象。
30. I couldn't discern the number of the coin.
    我不能看清那个硬币上的数字。

  detect discern【导航词义：察觉】

  detect v. 发现，察觉

〔辨析〕指发觉不易察觉到的事物。

  discern v. 〈正式〉觉察出

〔辨析〕强调通过仔细思考而察觉某事。

verb

1. detect with the senses
   1. The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
   2. I can't make out the faces in this photograph

   Synonym:    spotrecognizerecognisedistinguishpick outmake outtell apart