3N-COUNT 特殊奖励;荣誉;光荣 A distinction is a special award or honour that is given to someone because of their very high level of achievement. 特殊奖励;荣誉;光荣
The order was created in 1902 as a special distinction for eminent men and women.
该勋位设立于1902年,作为一项殊荣授予杰出的男性和女性。
I did an M.A. at Liverpool University in Latin American Studies and got a distinction.
我在利物浦大学以优异成绩获得了拉丁美洲研究方向的硕士学位。
4N-SING 特质;特点 If you say that someone or something has the distinction of being something, you are drawing attention to the fact that they have the special quality of being that thing. Distinction is normally used to refer to good qualities, but can sometimes also be used to refer to bad qualities. 特质;特点
He has the distinction of being regarded as the Federal Republic's greatest living writer. [+ of]
1clear difference明顯區別ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTINCTION | DISTINCTION + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤critical, crucial, important, key, main, major, vital至關重要的差別;關鍵差別;重大差別;主要不同▸➤basic, essential, fundamental基本/本質/根本差別➤clear, clear-cut, obvious, real, rigid, sharp, strong明顯的/清楚的/顯著的/真實的/嚴格的/巨大的/突出的差別▸➤fine, subtle細微差別;微小不同◇It was a subtle distinction but a very important one.這是一個不起眼但卻至關重要的差別。➤broad, general大體的/一般的差別▸➤simple簡單的差別▸➤logical邏輯上的區別➤meaningful, significant, useful, valid有意義的/重大的/有用的/有效的區別▸➤arbitrary, artificial, false, meaningless任意的/人為的/虛假的/無意義的區別➤absolute絕對的差別◇Is there always an absolute distinction between right and wrong?在對與錯之間總是有一個絕對的界限嗎?➤conventional, old, traditional常規的/老式的/傳統的劃分◇the conventional distinction between pure and applied science純科學與應用科學之間的傳統分野➤categorical, conceptual, formal, qualitative, semantic, theoretical範疇/概念/形式/性質/語義/理論差別➤legal, moral法律/道德差異▸➤class, cultural, gender, racial, social階級/文化/性別/種族/社會差別VERB + DISTINCTION➤draw, make加以區別;進行區分◇She draws an important distinction between the different kinds of illness.她對各種不同的疾病進行了重要的區分。➤note, recognize, see, understand注意到/認識到/看出/理解差別◇We can see a sharp distinction between ambition and greed.我們可以看出進取心和貪慾之間的明顯差別。➤blur, collapse, erase, obscure模糊/瓦解/消除/掩蓋差別◇The distinction between amateur and professional players is being blurred.業餘選手和職業選手之間的差別正在變模糊。DISTINCTION + VERB➤lie差別在(於)◇Cultural distinctions lie at the heart of these issues.這些問題的核心是文化差異。➤exist存在差別◇No legal distinction existed between cities and other corporations.城市和其他法人之間並不存在法律上的差別。PREPOSITION➤without distinction不加區分◇All groups are entitled to this money without distinction (= without a difference being made between them).一視同仁,所有團體都有資格得到這筆款項。➤distinction between⋯之間的差別➤distinction of⋯的差別◇a society without distinctions of class and privilege一個沒有階級和特權差別的社會distinction
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2excellence/fame卓越;名聲ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTINCTION | DISTINCTION + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤considerable, great相當傑出;極為著名➤dubious所謂的名聲▸➤rare出類拔萃▸➤unique獨一無二➤academic, intellectual, professional, social學術聲望;專業盛名;社會名望◇Election to the NAE is an indication of professional distinction.當選國家工程院院士表明了專業上的卓越。VERB + DISTINCTION➤have有名望◇He has the dubious distinction of being the world's most famous gangster.他浪得了世界上最著名的悍匪之名。➤achieve, earn取得/獲得榮譽◇She achieved distinction in several fields of scholarship.她在幾個學術領域都取得了顯著的成績。DISTINCTION + VERB➤belong榮譽屬於⋯◇New York does not have the nation's oldest subway system; that distinction belongs to Boston.紐約並沒有該國最古老的地鐵系統;這一榮譽屬於波士頓。PREPOSITION➤of distinction有名望◇She is a historian of great distinction.她是一位聲望極高的歷史學家。➤with distinction傑出地◇He served with distinction in the First World War.他在第一次世界大戰中戰功卓著。