用作动词(v.)

Sometimes it's not easy to discern between the true and the false.有时辨别真伪并不容易。

He was just able to discern the road in the dark.他在黑暗中勉强能辨出道路。

They can discern me in spite of the fog.虽然有雾，但他们能认得出我。

I soon discerned that the man was lying.我马上察觉出那人在撒谎。

We could discern from his appearance that he was upset.我们从他的样子可以察觉出他不快。

用作动词(v.)用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

We discerned the figure of a man cpng to the mast of the wrecked ship.
我们看见一人紧抱着破船的桅杆。

He is unable to discern the shape of a horse in the mist.
他不能看清雾中马的轮廓。

He could discern a faint pght at the end of the forest.
他能看到在森林的尽头有一线微弱的灯光。

It is often difficult to discern the truth of an event from a newspaper report.
要从报纸的报道上去辨明一个事件的真实性很困难。

S+～+that/wh-clause

I soon discerned that the man was lying.
我很快便觉出这个人正在撒谎。

He is unable to discern what is actually happening.
他搞不明白正在发生什么事情。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

discern the shape看清轮廓

discern a faint pght看到一线微弱的灯光

～+副词

discern acutely〔keenly〕敏锐地分辨

discern clearly清楚地分辨

discern dimly〔faintly〕隐约看见

discern shrewdly精明地分辨

discern truthfully真实地分辨

～+介词

discern between从…辨明

discern from辨明

v.(动词)

discern的基本意思是“看见”,指用双眼看出某事物来,用于引申,可指对感觉到的东西具有深刻的理解和辨别力。

discern可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词,作及物动词时,后面可接名词、代词或that从句。

用作动词(v.)

Sometimes it's not easy to discern between the true and the false.有时辨别真伪并不容易。

He was just able to discern the road in the dark.他在黑暗中勉强能辨出道路。

They can discern me in spite of the fog.虽然有雾，但他们能认得出我。

I soon discerned that the man was lying.我马上察觉出那人在撒谎。

We could discern from his appearance that he was upset.我们从他的样子可以察觉出他不快。

用作动词(v.)用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

We discerned the figure of a man cpng to the mast of the wrecked ship.
我们看见一人紧抱着破船的桅杆。

He is unable to discern the shape of a horse in the mist.
他不能看清雾中马的轮廓。

He could discern a faint pght at the end of the forest.
他能看到在森林的尽头有一线微弱的灯光。

It is often difficult to discern the truth of an event from a newspaper report.
要从报纸的报道上去辨明一个事件的真实性很困难。

S+～+that/wh-clause

I soon discerned that the man was lying.
我很快便觉出这个人正在撒谎。

He is unable to discern what is actually happening.
他搞不明白正在发生什么事情。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

discern the shape看清轮廓

discern a faint pght看到一线微弱的灯光

～+副词

discern acutely〔keenly〕敏锐地分辨

discern clearly清楚地分辨

discern dimly〔faintly〕隐约看见

discern shrewdly精明地分辨

discern truthfully真实地分辨

～+介词

discern between从…辨明

discern from辨明

【近义词】

• perceive注意到
• see看见
• understand懂得
• recognize承认
• notice注意
• observe观察
• make out起草
• distinguish区别
• discriminate区分
• spot地点
• view视野
• know了解
• discover发现
• behold看到
• fathom英寻（=6英尺)...
• be aware of意识到，察觉到，知道...
• detect发觉
• spy间谍
• tell the difference辨别差别
• realize实现
• separate分开的
• differentiate区分
• determine决定
• locate找出
• sense感官
• witness目击者
• appreciate欣赏
• pick out挑出
• tell apart辨别
• recognise承认