大學(xué)英語(yǔ)相似詞辨析(55):discreet,discrete

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discreet,discrete  
    這一組詞的讀音相同,拼法相近,又都是形容詞故很易混淆??荚嚧?BR>    Discreet的意思是“(言行)謹(jǐn)慎的”、“慎重的”“有判斷力的”(not saying too much;showing good sense and judgment),它的名詞是 discretion。例:
    The action he takes is far from discreet.
    他所采取的行動(dòng)很不謹(jǐn)慎。
    You must show more discretion in choosing your friends.
    你在選擇朋友時(shí)要謹(jǐn)慎些??荚嚧?BR>    反義詞是魯莽:indiscreet(形容詞)及 indiscretion (名詞)。
    Discrete的意思是“分離的”、“不聯(lián)絡(luò)的”、“各異的”(separate,disjoined or individually distinct)。它的名詞是 discreteness。例:
    This proposition contains two discrete parts.
    這個(gè)建議由兩個(gè)不同的部分組成。
    Our company is made up of many samll,discrete units.
    我們的公司由許多小的各自分立的單位組成。