Distinction

Definition

distinction /dÇ'stÇŋkʃn/ n ၁။ [C,U] ~ (between A and B) ကြဲျပားျခင္း။ ျခားနားျခင္း။ draw a distinction between serious and popular literature. ၂။ (က) [U] အရည္အခ်င္း၊ အတန္းအစားအလိုက္ ခြဲျခားျခင္း။ provide social and political freedom without distinction (ie based on race, sex, class, etc). (ခ) [C] ထူးျခားေသာ အရည္အေသြး။ distinctions of birth and wealth. ၃။ [U] ထူးခြၽန္ျခင္း။ ထူးျခားျခင္း။ a writer/ novel of distinction ❍ She had the distinction of being the first woman to swim the Channel. ၄။ [C] ဂုဏ္ထူး။ ဘြဲ႕ထူး။ win the highest distinction for bravery ❍ I got a distinction in my geography exam.

Examples

1. In practice
2. these distinctions are often blurred (=not made very clear).
3. [distinction between] : Do other countries have the same distinction between amateur and professional athletes that we do?
4. [make/draw a distinction] : Medical literature does not always make a distinction between the two terms. education for girls and boys.
5. [a clear/sharp distinction] : This would lead to a clear distinction between management and the workforce.
6. [of (great) distinction] : We are fortunate that so many people of distinction and talent are present.
7. [get/gain a distinction] : She got a distinction in her piano exam.
8. Kevin graduated with distinction in history and law.
9. [have/hold/gain the distinction of] : She holds the distinction of having been the first woman editor of the Harvard Law Review.
10. The country has gained the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists.