separation
英 [sep?'re??(?)n]
美 [,s?p?'re??n]
英文詞源
- separation (n.)
- c. 1400, from Old French separacion (Modern French séparation), from Latin separationem (nominative separatio) noun of action from past participle stem of separare (see separate (v.)). Specific sense of "sundering of a married couple" is attested from c. 1600. Sense in photography is from 1922. Separation of powers first recorded 1788, in "Federalist" (Hamilton), from French séparée de la puissance (Montesquieu, 1748). Separation anxiety first attested 1943.
雙語例句
- 1. He believes in the separation of the races.
- 他認為應該實施種族隔離。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The separation weighed on both of them.
- 分離使他們兩人都十分苦惱。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. the state's eventual separation from the federation
- 那個州最終與聯邦的脫離
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. After a long separation, they held a glad meeting.
- 闊別多年之后, 他們舉行了一個令人愉快的聚會.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Couples may agree to divorce each other after a separation.
- 分居后,夫婦可能會同意離婚.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》