discriminatingly

discriminatingly — 形容詞

1. able to recognize small differences in quality and to make careful, well-informe

1.形容詞C1
釋義

有辨識力的

能辨別優劣、眼光敏銳的

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.

例句

The gallery owner's discriminating eye quickly spotted the forged painting among the originals.

畫廊老闆具辨識力的眼光，很快就看出那幅贗品混在原作之間。

collocation: discriminating eye

Nora's discriminating taste in furniture led her to buy mid-century pieces from local auctions.

Nora 對傢俱有辨識力的品味，讓她從當地拍賣會買到了中古世紀的精品。

collocation: discriminating taste

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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

❌She is a discriminatory art collector who knows every period.
✅She is a discriminating art collector who knows every period.
💡'discriminatory' means unfair or prejudiced; 'discriminating' means having refined judgment.

2. treating people in an unfair way based on their race, gender, age, religion, or

2.形容詞C1
釋義

歧視的

因偏見而不公平對待的

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.

例句

The landlord's discriminatory rental policy refused apartments to families with young children.

房東歧視的租賃政策，拒絕將公寓租給有年幼子女的家庭。

collocation: discriminating policy — unfair treatment

The hotel used a discriminatory seating policy that separated guests by their ethnic background.

該飯店採用歧視性的座位安排，按客人的種族背景進行隔離。

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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

❌The company's discriminating policy is illegal.
✅The company's discriminatory policy is illegal.
💡For unfair, prejudiced treatment, most modern English uses 'discriminatory' instead of 'discriminating'.

discriminatingly — 副詞