discriminated（动词 discriminate 的过去式/过去分词）
/ dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtɪd /
She felt discriminated against at work.
她觉得自己在工作中受到了歧视。
Applicants were subtly discriminated against if their names suggested a foreign background, even when their qualifications were identical.
即使资历完全相同，如果申请者的名字暗示有外国背景，他们也可能会被含蓄地区别对待。
来自拉丁语 discriminare，本义是“分开、区分”（与 discern 等词同源）。后来在社会语境中，“区分”逐渐引申为“不公平地区别对待”，形成现代常见的“歧视”含义。
以下作品的英文原文中常见该词及其搭配（尤其是 discriminated against），多用于讨论社会不公与身份议题：
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