discrimination/dI͵skrIməˋneʃən; dIˌskrIməˈneIʃ$n or dIˌskrImIˈneIʃ$n/n [U]1 when one group of people is treated unfairly 歧视﹐区别对待: +against widespread discrimination against older people in the job market 在就业市场上对年龄大的人普遍存在的歧视racial/sex/religious etc discrimination a victim of racial discrimination 一个种族歧视的受害者2 the ability to recognize the difference between two or more things 鉴赏力﹔识别力: children's shape discrimination 儿童对形状的识别力