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discern
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
discerns; discerned; discerning
discerns; discerned; discerning
Learner's definition of DISCERN
[+ object]
1
: to see, hear, or notice (something) with difficulty or effort（艰难地或努力地）看出，分辨出，觉察出
- We could just discern [=distinguish, make out] the ship through the fog.透过大雾我们只能隐约看出那艘船。
2
: to come to know, recognize, or understand (something)了解；认识；理解
- The reasons behind this sudden change are difficult to discern.产生这种突然变化的背后原因很难理解。
- The purpose of the study is to discern [=identify] patterns of criminal behavior.研究的目的是识别犯罪行为的模式。
- unable to discern [=distinguish] right from wrong不能分清是非
discerned; discerning; discerns
: to see or understand the difference
discerner noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
A careful analysis of the "Nutrition Facts" panels might provide some guidance, but you would have to do a lot of math before you could discern the best choice. 
David L. Katz, O, The Oprah Magazine, August 2008 The ability to discern value at a glimpse, to sift the useful out of the rejected with as little expenditure of energy as possible, is the great talent of the scavenger. Matthew Power, Harper's, December 2006 Astronomers are delighted to have found 19 galaxies that appear to be bent out of shape. The distorted images are cosmic mirages, arcs or rings of light created when the gravity of a massive foreground object bends and magnifies the light from a galaxy lying behind it. Albert Einstein predicted the effect … in 1936, but telescopes at the time weren't powerful enough to discern it. R. Cowen, Science News, 21 Jan. 2006 Despite the layers of ironic hesitation, the reader soon discerns that the emotions informing the book are raw and, more importantly, authentic. Publishers Weekly, 13 Dec. 1999 The reasons behind this sudden change are difficult to discern. barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist See More
David L. Katz, O, The Oprah Magazine, August 2008 The ability to discern value at a glimpse, to sift the useful out of the rejected with as little expenditure of energy as possible, is the great talent of the scavenger. Matthew Power, Harper's, December 2006 Astronomers are delighted to have found 19 galaxies that appear to be bent out of shape. The distorted images are cosmic mirages, arcs or rings of light created when the gravity of a massive foreground object bends and magnifies the light from a galaxy lying behind it. Albert Einstein predicted the effect … in 1936, but telescopes at the time weren't powerful enough to discern it. R. Cowen, Science News, 21 Jan. 2006 Despite the layers of ironic hesitation, the reader soon discerns that the emotions informing the book are raw and, more importantly, authentic. Publishers Weekly, 13 Dec. 1999 The reasons behind this sudden change are difficult to discern. barely able to discern the garden gate through the mist See More Recent Examples on the Web Paleontologists have been able to discern dinosaur colors, work out the timing of how quickly baby dinosaurs developed in their eggs, found dinosaurs that survived through the cold of Polar winters, and more. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022 From a photo of Ganymede by Juno taken in June 2021 scientists were able to discern new craters on its surface. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Most people wouldn’t be able to discern such microtonal shifts up or down 8 hertz. Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022 Bigger is better To discern the universe's first, faint stars, Webb requires the largest mirror ever launched for astronomy. Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2021 This is a great opportunity to discern the difference between resting and ruminating. Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 In contrast to the block letters, the other inscriptions were engraved in a curly script, thin and harder to discern. CBS News, 20 Aug. 2022 The best way to do that is to give you a basic step-by-step way of how to discern and figure this out for yourself. Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022 Police have not revealed how many victims Johnson has allegedly abused, but are looking for tips to discern more information about him. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 See More
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022 From a photo of Ganymede by Juno taken in June 2021 scientists were able to discern new craters on its surface. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 Most people wouldn’t be able to discern such microtonal shifts up or down 8 hertz. Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2022 Bigger is better To discern the universe's first, faint stars, Webb requires the largest mirror ever launched for astronomy. Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2021 This is a great opportunity to discern the difference between resting and ruminating. Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 In contrast to the block letters, the other inscriptions were engraved in a curly script, thin and harder to discern. CBS News, 20 Aug. 2022 The best way to do that is to give you a basic step-by-step way of how to discern and figure this out for yourself. Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2022 Police have not revealed how many victims Johnson has allegedly abused, but are looking for tips to discern more information about him. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English discernen "to discriminate, perceive rationally, see," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French discerner, borrowed from Latin discernere "to separate, divide off, distinguish," from dis- dis- + cernere "to sift, discern, decide, determine" — more at certain entry 1
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of discern was in the 14th century verb
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