separation
noun OPAL W
/ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/
/ˌsepəˈreɪʃn/
Word Family
- separate adjective
- separately adverb
- separable adjective (≠ inseparable)
- separate verb
- separated adjective
- separation noun
分离;分开;分割;隔离 - separation from somebody/something the state’s eventual separation from the federation
那个州最终与联邦的脱离 - separation between A and B the need for a clear separation between Church and State
政教彻底分离的必要性
- the clear separation of powers between the executive and the legislature
行政和立法之间明确的权力分立 - the separation of children from their parents during the war
战争时期孩子与父母的离散
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- clear
- …
- separation between
- separation from
- separation anxiety
- separation of powers
- separation from somebody/something the state’s eventual separation from the federation
离别 - They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years.
他们离别 20 多年后重又聚首。 - Prolonged separations of this kind are damaging to very young children.
这种长期分离对非常小的孩子是有害的。 - She is visiting her family after a long separation.
她回家探望久别的家人。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- clear
- …
- separation between
- separation from
- separation anxiety
- separation of powers
- They were reunited after a separation of more than 20 years.
分居 - a legal separation
合法分居 - The couple are having a trial separation.
这对夫妇正在尝试分居。 - Sixty per cent of all marital separations occur before the tenth year of marriage.
60%的婚姻分居发生在结婚十周年之前。
Topics Family and relationshipsc1- She would not consider separation or divorce.
她不会考虑分居或离婚。 - the separation from his wife
他与妻子的分居
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- formal
- judicial
- legal
- …
- agreement
- separation between
- separation from
- a legal separation
词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin separatio(n-), from separare ‘disjoin, divide’, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’.