discern from

discern (someone or something) from (someone or something)

1. To recognize the differences between people or things. I have a hard time discerning Jim from Greg, but they are identical twins after all. You can discern hydrangea from phlox by looking at their leaves.

2. To gain information from someone or something. Her message was so cryptic that I couldn't discern anything from it—do you know what's going on?

discern someone or something from something (else)

to detect the difference between someone or something and something else. I can hardly discern Tom from the busy background in this picture. I can't discern anything from that cluttered scene.

discern something from someone or something

to learn or determine something from someone or something. We discerned a lot from the eyewitnesses. We discerned a lot from our discussions with the past president.

词组	discern from
释义	discern from discern (someone or something) from (someone or something) 1. To recognize the differences between people or things. I have a hard time discerning Jim from Greg, but they are identical twins after all. You can discern hydrangea from phlox by looking at their leaves. 2. To gain information from someone or something. Her message was so cryptic that I couldn't discern anything from it—do you know what's going on? See also: discern Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. discern someone or something from something (else) to detect the difference between someone or something and something else. I can hardly discern Tom from the busy background in this picture. I can't discern anything from that cluttered scene. See also: discern discern something from someone or something to learn or determine something from someone or something. We discerned a lot from the eyewitnesses. We discerned a lot from our discussions with the past president. See also: discern McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: discern discern (someone or something) from (someone or something) discerning discern between (someone or something) and (someone or something) discern between and discriminate between discriminate between (someone or something) (as) different as night and day different as night and day differ in (something)
随便看	(as) steady as a rock (as) stiff as a board (as) stiff as a poker (as) stiff as a ramrod (as) still as death (as) straight as a die (as) straight as an arrow (as) straight as a ramrod (as) strong as a bull (as) strong as a horse (as) strong as a lion (as) strong as an ox (as) stubborn as a mule as such assume assume airs assumed assume liability for assume the mantle assume the position assumption assure (as) sure as a gun (as) sure as death and taxes (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)