selective

Compared meaning: choosing carefully because of high standards (adjective).

比较义项：因要求高而挑选、辨别（形容词）。

• selective 本词

  Selective stresses strict screening that accepts only a few out of many; it can describe institutions, policies, or processes as well as people, and often implies excluding most candidates.

  selective强调经过严格筛选、只从众多对象中接受少数，既可以形容机构、政策或流程，也可以形容人，通常隐含淘汰大多数的意思。

  The university is very selective about which students it accepts.

  这所大学在录取学生方面要求非常严格。

• discerning

  Discerning describes a person's own good judgment or taste, especially in telling quality from mediocrity; it is a personal trait, not something said of an institution's admission policy.

  discerning形容一个人自身敏锐的判断力或品味，尤其擅长分辨优劣，是一种个人特质，而不用来形容机构的录取政策。

  A discerning shopper always compares prices before buying anything.

  有辨别力的购物者在购买任何东西前总会比较价格。

Discerning and selective both describe high standards in choosing. Selective stresses strict screening that accepts only a few, and can describe institutions, policies, or people. Discerning describes a person's own good judgment or taste, telling quality from mediocrity; a personal trait, not an institution's policy.

两者都形容对人或事物要求高、不随便接受，但selective强调严格筛选、只接受少数，可以形容机构、政策或人；discerning强调有辨别力、眼光好，侧重个人对品质或风格的判断力，通常不用于形容机构的录取政策。