distinction
单词辨析：
指进行比较的人、观点、情况、事物等的不同之处，也指对人或事物之间进行的对比。
There is an obvious contrast between the cultural practices of the East and the West.
东西方文化习俗之间存在着明显的差异。
She seems slimmer by contrast with her sister.
与她姐姐相比，她似乎更苗条些。
指与某事物完全相反的事物，常后接介词 of；也指两事物之间的对比，常后接介词 between。
The antithesis of selfishness is love.
自私的对立面是爱。
His writing style is in complete antithesis to mine.
他的写作风格与我的完全相反。
The antithesis between night and day is clear.
白昼和黑夜之间对比明显。
较正式用词，除指事物的本质差别外，还指在细节方面的差别，须仔细观察、研究后方能察觉，常后接介词 between。
There is a fine distinction between the two pictures.
这两张图片之间有细微差别。
The Act makes no distinction between men and women.
该法令对待男女并无区别。
相关例句：
Her majesty awarded a distinction to the retiring prime minister.
女王陛下授勋给行将离任的首相。
The Glenn Gould prize is awarded for distinction in music.
为在音乐方面取得杰出成就而颁布授格伦古尔德奖。
Yes, but I am suggesting to you that there is a distinction between truth and so-called reality.
这当然正确，但是我对你的建议是事实和所谓的现实之间有着本质的区别。
This story illustrates an important distinction between ordinary decision theory and game theory.
这个故事说明了普通决策理论和博弈论之间的一个重要区别。
In some respects this difference reflects the distinction between "application of mathematics" and "applied mathematics".
在某些方面，这种差异反映了区分“应用数学”和“应用数学”。
Many people make a sharp distinction between humans and other animals
很多人认为人类和其他动物截然不同。