discreteness
discreteness — 名詞
1. the quality of existing as clearly separate individual units rather than as one
區隔性
各部分分開存在的性質
the quality of existing as clearly separate individual units rather than as one continuous whole
Under the microscope, each grain kept its discreteness from the others.
在顯微鏡下，每顆顆粒都保有和其他顆粒之間的區隔性。
the discreteness of separate units
The museum labels preserved the discreteness of five similar stone tools.
博物館的標示保留了五件相似石器各自的區隔性。
preserve discreteness in classification
Wide shelves gave the jars enough discreteness to stand out individually.
寬大的架子讓那些罐子之間保有足夠的區隔性，因此能一一看清。
In court, the lawyer argued for the discreteness of each payment.
在法庭上，律師主張每筆款項都應保持各自的區隔性。
The app's clean borders help users notice the discreteness of each icon.
這個 app 清楚的邊框讓使用者注意到每個圖示各自的區隔性。
- separateness
is broader and often describes things being apart in space or grouping
- distinctness
stresses that the units are easy to tell apart
- individuality
focuses more on the unique character of each unit than on simple separation
- continuity
stresses an unbroken whole instead of separate units
- blending
suggests that boundaries between parts are no longer clear
文法句型
the discreteness of each unit
preserve discreteness
maintain discreteness
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal, technical, or academic writing when people want to stress that parts should be treated as separate units. It often follows of or appears with verbs like preserve, maintain, or lose.