distinction(名词):区别;差别;(优秀带来的)荣誉、杰出;(社会阶层等)特征性差异。常见搭配:make/draw a distinction (between A and B)(区分A和B);with distinction(出色地)。
/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/
I can't see the distinction between the two designs.
我看不出这两种设计之间的区别。
The essay draws a clear distinction between correlation and causation, which is crucial for understanding the research.
这篇文章清晰地区分了相关性与因果性,这对理解该研究至关重要。
来自拉丁语 distinctio,源于 distinguere(“分开、区分、辨别”)。词根含义与“把事物分开来看”有关,因此引申为“差别、区分”,也可进一步引申为“因表现突出而获得的荣誉/杰出”。