discriminatingly
discriminatingly — adjective
1. able to recognize small differences in quality and to make careful, well-informe
able to recognize small differences in quality and to make careful, well-informed judgments about what is excellent or appropriate — for example, a discriminating art collector who can tell a real masterwork from a copy.
The gallery owner's discriminating eye quickly spotted the forged painting among the originals.
collocation: discriminating eye
Nora's discriminating taste in furniture led her to buy mid-century pieces from local auctions.
collocation: discriminating taste
Only a discriminating reader could appreciate the subtle references woven into the novel.
The art school admitted students through a discriminating process that evaluated each portfolio carefully.
A discriminating audience sensed the actor's performance felt flat despite the applause.
- discerning
very similar in meaning; slightly more intellectual in tone
- judicious
emphasizes wisdom and sound judgment rather than refined taste
- perceptive
stresses insight and understanding rather than the ability to select quality
- selective
less formal and more practical; focuses on choosing rather than judging quality
- indiscriminate
showing no careful judgment; accepting everything without distinction
- undiscriminating
lacking the ability to distinguish quality or excellence
文法句型
discriminating + noun
用法筆記
Frequently describes a person's taste, eye, or judgment in contexts of art, food, wine, and culture. Distinguish from the discriminatory sense (index 2), which has a negative meaning about unfair treatment.
常見錯誤
2. treating people in an unfair way based on their race, gender, age, religion, or
treating people in an unfair way based on their race, gender, age, religion, or other personal characteristics rather than on their individual qualities — for example, a discriminating policy that refuses housing to certain groups.
The landlord's discriminatory rental policy refused apartments to families with young children.
collocation: discriminating policy — unfair treatment
The hotel used a discriminatory seating policy that separated guests by their ethnic background.
Critics condemned the school's discriminatory admission rules that excluded students from poorer neighbourhoods.
A judge ruled against the company's discriminatory policy that forced older workers to retire early.
- discriminatory
the more common and unambiguous term for unfair treatment
- prejudiced
focuses on the personal attitude or bias behind the action
- biased
more general; can refer to any kind of倾斜, conscious or unconscious
- fair
treating everyone equally without prejudice
- impartial
not favouring one group over another
- nondiscriminatory
explicitly not based on prejudice or bias
文法句型
discriminating + noun (policy, practice, rule)
用法筆記
Primarily appears in legal, social, and policy contexts. Unambiguously negative — describes systems or practices that treat groups unfairly. This sense is much rarer than the discerning sense (index 1) in everyday language; discriminatory is the more common adjective for this meaning.
常見錯誤
discriminatingly — adverb
1. by carefully judging what is good, suitable, or of high quality and rejecting wh
by carefully judging what is good, suitable, or of high quality and rejecting what is not — for example, choosing discriminatingly which books to keep and which to give away.
The chef discriminatingly chose only the freshest herbs from the market for the sauce.
adverb modifying chose — careful selection
Nora applied makeup discriminatingly, using just enough colour to brighten her features.
The library discriminatingly accepted donations, keeping only books in excellent condition.
Dr. Amara read the research papers discriminatingly, checking each data set for errors.
The museum discriminatingly selected which artefacts to display in the new exhibition hall.
- selectively
more common and practical; focuses on the act of choosing rather than refined judgment
- discerningly
the closest synonym; also emphasizes refined judgment
- judiciously
emphasizes wisdom and good sense over taste or aesthetic judgment
- indiscriminately
without any careful selection; in a random or unthinking way
- carelessly
without attention or concern for quality
文法句型
[verb] discriminatingly
用法筆記
Modifies verbs of choosing or selecting (chose, picked, accepted, selected, applied). Distinguish from discriminatorily, which describes unfair or prejudiced actions rather than careful judgment.