"discriminate between" 是一个中性短语，表示“区分；辨别；识别（两者或多者之间的不同）”，强调对事物的差异进行理性判断或区分，与“歧视”无关（“歧视”是 discriminate against，后面接被歧视的对象）。
通常后接两个或多个并列的名词/代词，构成 "discriminate between A and B"（区分A和B），或 "discriminate between + 复数名词"（区分多个事物）。
区分抽象概念：
It's crucial to discriminate between fact and fiction when reading news.
（阅读新闻时，区分事实和虚构至关重要。）
区分具体事物：
Can you discriminate between the two types of mushrooms? One is edible, the other is poisonous.
（你能区分这两种蘑菇吗？一种可食用，另一种有毒。）
科学/专业场景：
Advanced AI can discriminate between different human voices even in noisy environments.
（先进的人工智能即使在嘈杂环境中也能区分不同的人类声音。）
被动语态：
The subtle differences between the two paintings can only be discriminated between by experts.
（这两幅画的细微差别只有专家能辨别。）
discriminate between：中性，“区分”（关注差异）；
discriminate against：贬义，“歧视”（因偏见不公平对待）。
例：
She can discriminate between genuine and fake designer bags.（她能区分真假名牌包。）
It's illegal to discriminate against people based on their race.（基于种族歧视他人是违法的。）
"discriminate between" 是表达“区分不同事物”的常用短语，核心是识别差异，用法上需搭配具体的区分对象（常为A和B），注意与“歧视”义的"discriminate against"区分。