單字講座 81:discreet (adj) / discrete (adj)
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▍discreet (adj) 謹慎小心的
▶ 例 1:在職還找新工作,你最好謹慎點。
You had better keep your job search discreet while you are still employed.
▍discrete (adj) 分開各自的 = separate
▶ 例 1:這本書是由兩個各自獨立的回憶錄所組成。兩個回憶錄的寫作時間相隔30年。
The book is composed of two discrete memoirs written more than 30 years apart.
▍discreet (adj) 謹慎小心的
▶ 例 1:在職還找新工作,你最好謹慎點。
You had better keep your job search discreet while you are still employed.
▍discrete (adj) 分開各自的 = separate
▶ 例 1:這本書是由兩個各自獨立的回憶錄所組成。兩個回憶錄的寫作時間相隔30年。
The book is composed of two discrete memoirs written more than 30 years apart.