the cognitive condition of someone who understands;
\\\"he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect\\\"
delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values);
\\\"arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success\\\"
\\\"to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste\\\"
perception of that which is obscure
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
the trait of judging wisely and objectively;
\\\"a man of discernment\\\"
造句
用作名詞(n.)
He shows great discernment in his choice of friends. 他選擇朋友很有眼光。
In this new book,his depiction of american personality showed his amazing discernment. 在這本新書里，他對美國人性格的描寫表現(xiàn)出驚人的洞察力。
Should the markets show a little discrimination and discernment, and demand more interest for their money, life in the euro zone may become much less comfortable. 如果市場顯示出少許的鑒別力和洞察力，而且需求對資金更為感興趣，那么在歐元區(qū)的生活將變得更糟。
常用短語
The savage..has a quicker discernment of the track than the civilized man.