discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/ 【高考重点】
✅ 两个核心含义
1. vi. 歧视；不公平对待（考试最常考！）
2. vi./vt. 辨别，区分（中性词义）
📌 高频短语（必背）
① 表“歧视”
1. discriminate against sb 歧视某人（必考）
Employers cannot discriminate against workers on grounds of age.
雇主不能因年龄歧视员工。（就是刚才那道原题！）
被动：be discriminated against 受到歧视
He was discriminated against. 他遭到歧视。
2. discriminate on grounds of sth = discriminate on the basis of sth
基于……（年龄/性别/种族）进行歧视
discriminate on grounds of age 年龄歧视
3. discriminate in favour of sb 偏袒某人（给某人优待）
② 表“辨别、区分”（中性）
1. discriminate between A and B 区分A与B
It is hard to discriminate between the two pictures.
很难区分这两张图片。
2. discriminate A from B 把A和B区分开
🧩 词形变化（单词变形题高频）
– discriminate v. 歧视；辨别
– discrimination n. 歧视；辨别力（名词！你第二空填的）
racial discrimination 种族歧视
– discriminatory adj. 歧视性的
– discriminating adj. 有鉴赏力的；眼光敏锐的
📖 回到你的原题
Employers cannot discriminate on grounds of age. However, there is widespread discrimination against older people in the job market.
雇主不得因年龄原因歧视他人。然而就业市场广泛存在对年长者的歧视。
cannot + 动词原形 discriminate；widespread（形容词）修饰名词 discrimination
💡 小辨析
– discriminate against：贬义，歧视
– discriminate between A and B：中性，分辨