discern UK [dɪ'sɜ:n] US [-'sɝ:n] formal verb transitive ■to see, recognize or understand something that is not clear 看出;辨别出;明白•I could just discern a figure in the darkness.在黑暗中我只能看出一个人影。 •It is difficult to discern any pattern in these figures.在这些数字中很难找出规律。 |