discrimination
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˌskrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ us/dɪˌskrɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
(DIFFERENT TREATMENT)
C1 歧视;区别对待
treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, sex, sexuality, etc.
racial/sex/age discrimination 种族／性别／年龄歧视
Until 1986 most companies would not even allow women to take the exams, but such blatant discrimination is now disappearing. 直至1986年大多数公司甚至还不允许女性参加这种考试，但目前这种明目张胆的歧视做法正在消失。
- More examples
- AIDS victims often experience social ostracism and discrimination.
- There should be no discrimination on the grounds of colour.
- She believes the research understates the amount of discrimination women suffer.
- She will be remembered as an unrelenting opponent of racial discrimination.
- The law has done little to prevent racial discrimination and inequality.
(SEEING A DIFFERENCE)
formal区分能力，辨别能力
the ability to see the difference between two things or people