distinct/dIˋstIŋkt; dIˈstIŋkt/adj 1 clearly different or separate 截然不同的﹔完全独立的: Spanish and Catalan are two entirely distinct languages. 西班牙语和加泰罗尼亚语是两种截然不同的语言。2 if something is distinct, you can see, hear, or notice it easily 清晰的﹐明显的: There was a distinct smell of burning. 有一股明显的焚烧味。3 as distinct from used to emphasize that you are talking about one thing and not another 与…不同的﹐区别于…的: I am talking about childhood as distinct from adolescence. 我说的是有别于青春期的童年时期。 —distinctly adv : I distinctly remember his words. 我清楚地记得他说的话。