indiscrimination
/ˌɪn.dɪ.skrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɪn.dɪ.skrɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌin-di-ˌskri-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce indiscrimination (audio)/ (ame, mw)
indiscrimination — 名詞
1. a lack of careful judgement that keeps someone from noticing important differenc
缺乏辨別力
分不清差別，也不會正確取捨
a lack of careful judgement that keeps someone from noticing important differences or choosing the better option
Eitan's indiscrimination between sugar and salt ruined the soup.
Eitan 連糖和鹽都分不清，結果把湯煮壞了。
indiscrimination between + two contrasted things
In hiring interns, the manager showed dangerous indiscrimination, ignoring who could actually code.
招募實習生時，那位經理完全缺乏辨別力，連誰真的會寫程式都不管。
indiscrimination in + selecting people
The judge's indiscrimination between rumor and evidence alarmed the jurors.
法官分不清傳聞和證據，讓陪審員都很不安。
Such indiscrimination is dangerous in medicine, where one wrong label can kill.
這種缺乏辨別力放在醫療上很危險，一個標籤貼錯就可能害死人。
Baraka's indiscrimination between safe mushrooms and poisonous ones frightened his family.
Baraka 分不清安全的菇和有毒的菇，嚇壞了家人。
- poor judgment
broader; covers bad decisions in general, not only failure to notice differences
- indiscriminateness
a rare near-synonym formed from the adjective, often sounding even more abstract
- lack of discrimination
plain explanatory phrase; the common way to express the idea
- discernment
emphasises the ability to notice fine differences clearly
- discrimination
here means careful distinction or sound judgement, not social prejudice
- good judgment
broader opposite focused on making sensible choices
文法句型
indiscrimination between [thing] and [thing]
indiscrimination in + -ing
用法筆記
Usually used in formal comments about judging, sorting, or selecting. It often appears with 'between' when two things should have been told apart, and with 'in + -ing' when someone is criticised for poor choice.