くべつ

くべつ 【区別 】名詞 ｟やや書 ｠(a ) distinction ; discrimination .▸ 性 年齢の区別なく regardless [irrespective ] of sex or age .区別する 動詞 tell * [know *] 〘A from B 〙, tell [know ] 〘them 〙 apart (!通例 tell は can を伴い, know は否定文 疑問文 条件文で用いる ) ; 〖特徴によって 〗｟やや書 ｠distinguish (!通例進行形にしない ) ; 〖価値評価を伴って 〗｟やや書 ｠discriminate .▸ 彼は正邪を区別できない He can't tell right from wrong [the difference between right and wrong ].He can't distinguish right from wrong .He can't distinguish [make a distinction ] between right and wrong .▸ 私はどっちがどっちか区別できない I can't tell [don't know ] who is who [which is which ]. (!who は人, which は物の場合 ) ▸ 彼らは目の色で区別できます You can tell them apart [distinguish them ] by the color of their eyes .They can be distinguished [are distinguishable ] (from each other ) by the color of their eyes .