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名詞

1

（＝差別）distinction:（=する） to distinguish （between two things―one thing from another）; to make a distinction （between two things）; to know （one from the other）; can tell （one from the other）; to draw the line （between two things）

用例

• 正邪を区別する
  to distinguish between right and wrong―distinguish right from wrong

• 君は真の友人と偽の友人の区別を知らない
  You don't know a true friend from a false one
  You can't tell a true friend from a false one.
• 彼は敵味方の区別をも知らぬ
  He does not know friend from foe.
• 彼は誰彼の区別をせぬ
  He makes no distinction of persons.
• 誰彼の区別無く人を取扱う
  He treats people without distinction of persons.
• 老若男女の区別無く皆入会を許す
  Everybody is admitted, without distinction of age or sex.
• 朝鮮人は日本人と区別ができない
  A Korean is not to be distinguished from a Japanese―indistinguishable from a Japanese.
• どちらが姉やら妹やら区別ができない
  You can't tell the one from the other―tell them apart―tell which is which.
• 公私を区別する
  to draw the line between public and private matters
• この二種類は判然と区別することができない
  It is impossible to draw a clear line―draw a hard and fast line―between the two kinds.
• 緻密な区別
  nice distinctions―fine distinctions
• 緻密な意味の区別
  nice shades of meaning
• それは要らぬ区別だ
  That is a distinction without a difference.

2

（＝識別）discrimination:（=する） to discriminate （between two things―one thing from another―in favour of one against the other）

用例

• 善悪を区別する
  to discriminate between good and bad―discriminate good from bad

• 僕は日本人と西洋人を区別せずに扱う
  I do not discriminate between Japanese and foreigners.
• 日本では西洋人を区別して優待する
  The Japanese discriminate in favour of foreigners.
• 米国では日本人を区別して虐待する
  The Americans discriminate against the Japanese.

3

（＝種別）classification; division:（=する） to classify, divide （things into animate and inanimate things, etc.）