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.
双语例句
1. A child may not differentiate between his imagination and the real world.
儿童可能无法将自己的幻想与真实世界区分开来。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It's difficult to differentiate between the two varieties.
这两个品种很难辨别。
来自《权威词典》
3. You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.
你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.
他从未学会分辨善恶.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. This genus of plants differentiate into many species.
