differentiate

• vi. 區分，區別
• vt. 區分，區別

來自differ, 不同。引申義辨別，使差異化。

differentiate (v.)

1816, from Medieval Latin differentiatus, past participle of differentiare, from Latin differentia (see difference).

Originally a mathematical term; transitive and non-technical sense of "discriminate between" is from 1876. Earlier, difference had been used as a verb in this sense. Related: Differentiated; differentiating; differentiation.

1. A child may not differentiate between his imagination and the real world.

兒童可能無法將自己的幻想與真實世界區分開來。

來自柯林斯例句

2. It's difficult to differentiate between the two varieties.

這兩個品種很難辨別。

來自《權威詞典》

3. You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.

你可以憑借煙囪形狀的不同來區分這兩幢房子.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.

他從未學會分辨善惡.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. This genus of plants differentiate into many species.

這種植物可區分為許多種類.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》