【分享】Discriminate，distinguish等的区别用法总结

Discriminate，distinguish，differentiate的区别用法

做了很多这样的题，发现Discriminate\distinguish\differentiate between A and B 和
    Discriminate\distinguish\differentiate A from B的用法还真的非常相近，以至于总是会选错。在CD上也查找了一下以前NN们的讨论，但还是发现不够系统，也没得出什么坚定的结论。所以把大全中所有这样的题都找了出来，比较了一下，并做了个人的解释，希望为大家提供一点帮助了，用以回报CD。

望NN们拍砖。

粉红色的为个人解释，红色选项为正确答案，蓝色为迷惑项。

大全－60. After a few weeks’ experience, apprentice jewelers can usually begin to discriminate, though not with absolute certainty, genuine diamonds from imitation diamonds.

Discriminate between A and B：在文中表“鉴别”的意思。

(A) genuine diamonds from imitation diamonds

(B) genuine diamonds apart from imitations

(C) between genuine diamonds and imitation diamonds

(D) among genuine diamonds and imitation diamonds（C）

(E) whether diamonds are imitation or genuine

朗文字典解释：

[intransitive and transitive]to recognize a difference between things

discriminate between

Newborn babies can discriminate between a man's and a woman's voice.

discriminate something from something

the process of learning to discriminate fact from opinion

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardid=23&replyid=1236070&id=19207&page=1&skin=0&Star=1（以前的讨论，但没什么结论）

87．（OG－38，补充－38.）Although many art patrons can readily differentiate a good debenture from an undesirable one, they are much less expert in distinguishing good paintings and poor ones, authentic art and fakes.

Differentiate sth from sth， distinguish sth from sth:从B中挑出A，前文有提示，且分组明确。

(A) much less expert in distinguishing good paintings and poor ones, authentic art and

(B) far less expert in distinguishing good paintings from poor ones, authentic art from

(C) much less expert when it comes to distinguishing good paintings and poor ones, authentic art from

(D) far less expert in distinguishing good paintings and poor ones, authentic art and（B）

(E) far less the expert when it comes to distinguishing between good painting, poor ones, authentic art, and

100．Although the phenomenon of withdrawal has always been the crucial physiological Leng for distinguishing addictive from nonaddictive drugs, it has become increasingly evident that not all regular heroin users experience withdrawal symptoms.
     

Distinguish A from B，这题没难度，但D中的or换成and，个人认为A,D均对，甚至D应该优于A，因为根据题意理解为“鉴别addictive和nonaddictive drugs”更好。同上面的第一题。

(A) addictive from

(B) addictive and

(C) addictive or

(D) between addictive or（A）

(E) among addictive or

214．Climatic shifts are so gradual as to be indistinguishable at first from ordinary fluctuations in the weather.

Distinguish A from B，GMAC所使用的短语，表“从。。中区分出”的意思。

(A) so gradual as to be indistinguishable

(B) so gradual they can be indistinguishable

(C) so gradual that they are unable to be distinguished

(D) gradual enough not to be distinguishable（A）

(E) gradual enough so that one cannot distinguish them

382．（OG－15）In his research paper, Dr. Frosh, medical director of the Payne Whitney Clinic, distinguishes mood swings, which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis.

Distinguish between。。。and。。。文中表“鉴别两者”的意思，用between更好一点。（不过不太明白下面选项中用粉色标出的A：their being 和C：being的区别，请教～～）

(A) mood swings, which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis

(B) mood swings, perhaps violent without being grounded in mental disease, and genuine manic-depressive psychosis

(C) between mood swings, which may be violent without being grounded in mental disease, and genuine manic-depressive psychosis

(D) between mood swings, perhaps violent without being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis（C）

(E) genuine manic-depressive psychosis and mood swings, which may be violent without being grounded in mental disease

怎么都没人看的呀。。。呜呜弄了很久了，觉得至少会有点用呀。。。

自己顶一下

Thank you.I am reading and learning from it.

For the last question, I think that the point lies in the phrase of "without+n/doing", the word "their" unnecessary.

嗯，明解！谢谢Win2G啦。。。：）

15. In his research paper, Dr. Frosh, medical director of the Payne Whitney Clinic, distinguishes mood swings. which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis.

(A)
      mood swings, which may be violent without their being grounded in mental disease, from genuine manic-depressive psychosis

(B)
      mood swings, perhaps violent without being
    grounded in mental disease, and genuine
    manic-depressive psychosis ,

(C)
      between mood swings, which may be violent
    without being grounded in mental disease, and
    genuine manic-depressive psychosis

(D)
      between mood swings, perhaps violent without
    being grounded in mental disease, from
    genuine manic-depressive psychosis

(E)  genuine manic-depressive psychosis and mood
    swings, which may be violent without being
    grounded in mental disease

OG: The best choice is C because it uses the idiomatically correct expression distinguishes between x and y and because it provides a structure in which the relative clause beginning which may be violent clearly modifies mood swings.
       The other choices use distinguishes in unidiomatic constructions. (Does this mean that distinguish A from B is wrong?) Additionally, their in A is intrusive and unnecessary, and the modifier of mood swings in B and D (perhaps violent) is awkward and less clear than the more developed clause which may be violent.

请教：这题我还是不太明白，不能很好的区分distinguish...between...and... 和distinguish... from...，感觉中文意思区分不是那么明显。。

根据ETS思路The best choice is C because it uses the idiomatically correct expression distinguishes between x and y...The other choices use distinguishes in unidiomatic constructions.似乎从一开始就排除了distinguish...from...结构，而我是从their in A is intrusive and unnecessary,  排除A选项的。

Help~!

我感觉distinguish between A and B,如果A和B基本对等或A的情况多于B时就用BETWEEN，B明显多于甚至含盖A时用FROM好，比如上面的“Climatic shifts are so gradual as to be indistinguishable at first from ordinary fluctuations in the weather.”

另外根据楼上的OG官方解释，感觉ETS更喜欢distinguish between X and Y,再没有明显错误情况下优选它就好了。

谢谢楼上mm,

收下，有问题再来请教

在我的理解，一般科研啊，成果啊什么的，目的是比较两者的差异性，所以用between结构，而需要从B中挑出A时就用from了。。。

至于OG给的答案，实在让人困惑，你看前一题，它自己出的原题里就使用了from结构啊，也就是说对于它来说from结果也是对的了。。。

探讨探讨哈。。。