falsehood (opp. truth) 错误;虚伪,虚妄;撒谎;谎言 (tell a falsehood 撒谎)。
distinguish vt. 1.区别;辨别,识别,判别。 2.(通过耳、目等)辨认出。 3.把…分类。 4.使具有特色;使显著,使触目〔通常用 distinguish oneself〕。 distinguish the sound of piano in an orchestra 在乐队合奏中分辨出钢琴的声音。 distinguish good from evil 分别善恶。 distinguish her from her sister 辨别出她和她的妹妹。 I can't distinguish things so far. 那么远的东西我可分不清。 the geniality that distinguished him 他那特有的亲切风度。 be distinguished for one's vices 恶名昭著。 distinguish oneself in battle 作战勇敢,战功卓著。 distinguish oneself by scholarship 学问超群。 Let us distinguish the various types of metaphor. 我们把各种譬喻加以分类。 vi. 区别,辨别;识别。 His mind could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality. 他的头脑已经不再能分清幻觉和现实。 adj. -able 可区别的,可辨别的;(通过耳、目等)可以辨认出的。
The spread of the thought led to people ' s failure to distinguish between truth and falsehood , misunderstanding the principle of national self - determination , the steadiness of state and the peace of the world being threatened 这一思潮的泛滥,使世界上许多不明事理的人们难辨是非,使国际法上的民族自决原则遭到曲解,进而使一国主权的合法性受到质疑,严重威胁国家的稳定与世界的安宁。