separation
nounWord Family
- separate adjective
- separately adverb
- separable adjective (≠ inseparable)
- separate verb
- separated adjective
- separation noun
- [uncountable, singular]
the act of separating people or things; the state of being separate 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
Extra Examplesthe 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- clear
- …
- separation between
- separation from
- separation anxiety
- separation of powers
- separation from somebody/something
- [countable]
a period of time that people spend apart from each other 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- total
- clear
- …
- separation between
- separation from
- separation anxiety
- separation of powers
- [countable]
a decision that a husband and wife make to live apart while they are still legally married 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsc1She 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- formal
- judicial
- legal
- …
- agreement
- separation between
- separation from
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin separatio(n-), from separare ‘disjoin, divide’, from se- ‘apart’ + parare ‘prepare’.