discern
dis- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘to separate’
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verb with object
perceive or recognize (something):
(よく考えた, 調べた後で)…に気づく, …を理解する; ; 〖～ that節/wh節〗 …ということ, …かに気づく, がわかる
e.g. I can discern no difference between the two policies
e.g. with clause : students quickly discern what is acceptable to the teacher.
distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses:
(目や耳で)…をとらえる, 認める (!主に知覚しにくいものについていう)
e.g. she could faintly discern the shape of a skull.
DERIVATIVES
discerner noun
ORIGIN
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin discernere, from dis- ‘apart’ + cernere ‘to separate’.