distinguishing feature of sb/sth
distinguishing 作定语时常与 feature、characteristic、mark 等名词搭配,用来说明某事物赖以与其他事物区分的特点。
Long, curved horns are the distinguishing feature of this antelope.
长而弯曲的角是这种羚羊的区别性特征。
区别性的;独特的;显著的
用于区分的;有区别的
serving to distinguish; distinctive
用于区分的
That serves to distinguish.
The distinguishing feature of this breed is its spotted coat.
这个品种的区别性特征是其带斑点的皮毛。
用法提示:形容词distinguishing修饰feature,表示使其与其他品种不同的特征。
She has a distinguishing laugh that I would recognize anywhere.
她有一种有特色的笑声,我在任何地方都能认出来。
用法提示:distinguishing修饰laugh,指笑声独特且易于识别。
One distinguishing aspect of his art is the use of bold colors.
他的艺术的一个区别性方面是使用大胆的色彩。
用法提示:distinguishing形容aspect,突出艺术中与众不同的元素。
distinguishing 作定语时常与 feature、characteristic、mark 等名词搭配,用来说明某事物赖以与其他事物区分的特点。
Long, curved horns are the distinguishing feature of this antelope.
长而弯曲的角是这种羚羊的区别性特征。
between 后面接被比较的两个对象,指出把二者区分开的关键因素。
The distinguishing factor between the two plans is how they are funded.
这两个方案之间的区别因素在于它们的资金来源。
serve as 意为“充当、起……作用”,后接 distinguishing mark 等名词,强调某物具有区分作用。
The red collar on the uniform serves as a distinguishing mark of the regiment.
制服上的红色领子是该团的一个区别标志。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a distinguishing professor of biology at the university.
正确表达He is a distinguished professor of biology at the university.
distinguishing 作形容词只表示“起区分作用的”(如 a distinguishing feature),不能形容人“杰出的”;表示“卓越的、著名的”要用 distinguished,二者虽同源但形容词义不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子The twin brothers look so alike that they are hardly distinguishing.
正确表达The twin brothers look so alike that they are hardly distinguishable.
主语是人、表示“能够被区分开”时,要用 -able 结尾的 distinguishable,它表示“可被区分的”;distinguishing 是主动含义的“起区分作用的”,不能作表语表示被动可能。
distinguishing 强调“起区分作用的”,多修饰 feature、mark、characteristic 等名词,说明它能把某物与别的事物区分开;distinctive 强调“本身独特、容易辨识”,直接描述人、风格或特征与众不同。a distinguishing feature 侧重功能(起区分作用),a distinctive feature 侧重独特(鲜明特色)。
这两个词形近,容易混。distinguishing 是现在分词形式的形容词,意为“起区分作用的”,如 distinguishing mark;distinguished 作形容词指“杰出的、有名望的”,如 a distinguished scientist。distinguished 还常见于 be distinguished from(与……相区别),此时主语是被区分的事物,而不是用来区分的标志。
distinct 描述事物之间“明显不同”,常作表语或定语,如 two distinct languages;distinguishing 不表示“不同”本身,而表示“用来区分的”,基本只作定语修饰 feature、mark、trait 等名词。要表达“两者不同”用 distinct,要表达“用于分辨它们的特征”用 distinguishing。
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