今天我們要學的詞是 discern.

Discern 的意思是識別、辨別、發現。Over the years, outside analysts have closely followed visits by North Korean leaders to factories, farms and military units to discern the regime's policy priorities. 多年來，外界分析人士密切關注朝鮮領導人視察工廠、農場和軍隊的動向，以辨別出朝鮮政權在政策上的輕重緩急。

The trend in the lower courts has been in favor of extending civil rights protections to LGBT employees and students, however their prospects at the Supreme Court may be harder to discern. （美國）低一級法院一直傾向于對男女同性戀、雙性戀和變性者員工和學生提供人權保護，但這一群體在最高法院的前景卻較難預料。