| distinction | 5. (in examination), (markah) cemerlang: to pass with ~, lulus dgn cemerlang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| distinction | 3. eminence, excellence, approp n + unggul: he had the ~ of being the first man who landed on the moon, dia seorang yg unggul krn menjadi orang yg pertama menjejakkan kaki di bulan; of ~, unggul: a leader of ~, seorang pemimpin yg unggul; a novel of ~, sebuah novel yg unggul; with ~, dgn cemerlang: to serve with ~ in the army, berkhidmat dgn cemerlang dlm tentera; 4. mark of honour, penghormatan: the king granted him the ~ he deserved, raja menganugerahinya penghormatan yg patut diterimanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| distinction | n 1. act of differentiating, discriminating, membezakan, pembezaan: without ~ as to rank or creed, tanpa membezakan pangkat atau kepercayaan; /make, draw/ a ~ between, membuat perbezaan antara: to draw a ~ between the political and non-political aspects of the issue, membuat perbezaan antara aspek-aspek politik dan bukan politik isu itu; 2. difference, perbezaan: ~s of birth are no longer important, perbezaan keturunan tdk penting lagi; there is a ~ between the two synonyms, terdapat perbezaan antara kedua-dua kata seerti itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lustre | 3. distinction, prestige, harum, terkenal: a reputation that has gained ~ over the last five years, nama baik yg telah menjadi harum dlm masa lima tahun ini; add ~ to, /throw, shed/ ~ on, mengharumkan: this new discovery will add ~ to his name, penemuan baru ini akan mengharumkan namanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cachet | n mark of distinction, prestij: the rich often send their sons to Eton simply to give them a ~, orang-orang kaya sering menghantar anak mereka belajar di Eton semata-mata utk memberi mereka prestij. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| character | 6. individuality, distinction, /keistimewaan, ciri/ yg tersendiri: this place has ~, tempat ini mempunyai keistimewaan yg tersendiri; 7. good reputation, nama baik: ~ assassination, pencemaran nama baik; 8. personage, tokoh; (in fiction, drama, etc) watak: the great ~s of the century, tokoh-tokoh utama dlm abad itu; the main ~ in the novel, watak utama dlm novel itu; 9. eccentric person, (orang yg) /pelik, ganjil/: he’s a ~, dia pelik orangnya; 10. person, orang: he’s a shady ~, dia orang yg perangainya menyangsikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| personage | n person of importance or distinction , orang ternama: many ~s from all over the world attended the royal wedding , ramai orang ternama dr seluruh pelosok dunia yg menghadiri majlis perkahwinan diraja itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| blue-ribbon | n 1. highest distinction, anugerah tertinggi; 2. first prize in a competition, hadiah pertama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| subtle | adj 1. hard to distinguish or describe, tdk ketara: there is a ~ distinction between the two words, ada perbezaan yg tdk ketara antara dua kata itu; I noticed a ~ change in his attitude, saya nampak ada perubahan yg tdk ketara pd sikapnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unclear | adj tdk jelas: the statement he made is rather ~, kenyataan yg dibuatnya agak tdk jelas; the distinction between the two is ~ to me, perbezaan antara kedua-keduanya tdk jelas bagi saya; the article is poorly written and ~, makalah itu ditulis dgn teruk dan tdk jelas; what happened between them was ~, apa yg berlaku antara mereka tdk jelas; I’m still ~ as to your reason for resigning, saya masih tdk jelas ttg sebab kamu meletakkan jawatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |