discriminatively

/dɪsˈkɹɪmɪnətɪvli/ adv

With discrimination or distinction.

Word Origin From Latin dis- 'apart' and cernere 'to separate, sift' — so discriminate literally means 'sift apart,' to distinguish. Discriminatively is doing so with careful distinction. The root cernere also gives us discern, concern, secret, and certain. The PIE root *krei- 'to sieve' is behind crisis and critic. The -ive and -ly suffixes make it an adverb.

adv With discrimination or distinction.

She listened discriminatively to both arguments before making her decision.

(副词) 有区分地;有辨别地

她在做出决定前有鉴别地听取了双方的论点。

(adverbio) Con discernimiento o distinción.

Escuchó con discernimiento ambos argumentos antes de tomar su decisión.

(adverbe) avec discernement; judicieusement [Avec discernement ou de manière à distinguer avec soin.]

Elle écouta avec discernement les deux arguments avant de prendre sa décision.

(Adverb) unterscheidend; differenzierend [**discriminatively** Adv. – mit Unterscheidungsvermögen oder differenziert.]

Sie hörte **discriminatively** beiden Argumenten zu, bevor sie ihre Entscheidung traf.

(副詞) 識別して。区別して。慎重に見分ける様子で。

彼女は決断を下す前に、両方の主張を慎重に聞き分けた。

(advérbio) criteriosamente; com discernimento; seletivamente [Com discriminação ou distinção.]

Ela ouviu **com discernimento** ambos os argumentos antes de tomar sua decisão.

Word parts: dis + crimin + at + ive + ly

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