| 单词 | separation |
| 释义 | separation (once / 362 pages) 1n 2n When two things that were together come apart, it's a separation, whether they're the two halves of your Oreo or a married couple splitting up. If you leave your beloved cat to go to college, it's a separation — the two of you are parting ways, at least for a little while. The root is the Latin word separare, which means "to pull apart." A separation from someone you care about can be hard, but the trickiest thing about separation is remembering how to spell it. One common trick is to keep in mind that there's "a rat" in the middle of the word. WORD FAMILYseparation: separationism, separations+/inseparable: inseparably/separable: inseparable, separability, separably/separate: separable, separated, separately, separateness, separates, separating, separation, separatism, separative, separator/separateness: separatenesses/separationism: separationist/separationist: separationists/separatism: separatisms, separatist/separatist: separatists/separator: separators USAGE EXAMPLESFor Saroo Brierley , that separation was real and lasting— a story so extraordinary and harrowing that it carries an excellent movie called “Lion.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Medically vulnerable children such as Arianna and AJ are often forced to live lives of social isolation and separation from their peers. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The last feasible option is a mix of separation and integration. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the act of dividing or disconnecting Exp|Hypo|Hyper Secession the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War avulsion a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another dissociationthe act of removing from association secession, withdrawalformal separation from an alliance or federation disunionthe termination or destruction of union disconnection, disjunctionthe act of breaking a connection divisionthe act or process of dividing detachment, disengagementthe act of releasing from an attachment or connection tearthe act of tearing remotion, removalthe act of removing division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentationthe act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart divergence, divergencythe act of moving away in different direction from a common point withdrawalthe act of ceasing to participate in an activity detribalisation, detribalizationthe decline or termination of tribal organization breakaway, breaking awaythe act of breaking away or withdrawing from parcellationthe division into parcels cleavagethe act of cleaving or splitting bisectiondividing into two equal parts quarteringdividing into four equal parts schism, splitdivision of a group into opposing factions cut, cuttingthe act of cutting something into parts atomisation, atomization, fragmentationseparating something into fine particles branching, fork, forking, ramificationthe act of branching out or dividing into branches dichotomisation, dichotomizationthe act of dividing into two sharply different categories quantisation, quantizationthe act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory fractionationseparation into portions syllabication, syllabificationforming or dividing words into syllables hyphenation, word divisiondivision of a word especially at the end of a line on a page lacerationthe act of lacerating rent, rip, splitthe act of rending or ripping or splitting something abscission, cutting offthe act of cutting something off abstractionthe act of withdrawing or removing something extractionthe action of taking out something (especially using effort or force) autotomyspontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack decontaminationthe removal of contaminants deletionthe act of deleting something written or printed baring, denudation, husking, stripping, uncoveringthe removal of covering dermabrasionremoval of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer dislodgement, dislodgmentforced removal from a position of advantage elimination, riddancethe act of removing or getting rid of something eliminationthe act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations emptying, evacuation, voidancethe act of removing the contents of something rinse, rinsingthe removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing subdivisionthe act of subdividing; division of something previously divided septationthe division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum cut, cuttingthe division of a deck of cards before dealing disembowelment, eviscerationthe act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude zoningdividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc skimmingthe act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid withdrawalthe act of taking out money or other capital withdrawalthe act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc. change of integrity the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something 2n coming apart Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper breakup, detachment Great Schism the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) breakthe occurrence of breaking schismthe formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences snapa sudden breaking alteration, change, modification an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another 3n the state of lacking unity Ant|Hypo|Hyper unification, union the state of being joined or united or linked discreteness, distinctness, separateness, severalty the state of being several and distinct isolationa state of separation between persons or groups discontinuitylack of connection or continuity disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction, disjuncturestate of being disconnected disassociationthe state of being unconnected in memory or imagination solitudethe state or situation of being alone purdah, solitudea state of social isolation loneliness, solitarinessthe state of being alone in solitary isolation quarantineenforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease detachment, insularism, insularity, insulationthe state of being isolated or detached alienation, estrangementseparation resulting from hostility anomie, anomypersonal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation concealment, privacy, privateness, secrecythe condition of being concealed or hidden separabilitythe capability of being separated incoherence, incoherencylack of cohesion or clarity or organization state the way something is with respect to its main attributes 4n the space where a division or parting occurs he hid in the separation between walls Hyper space an area reserved for some particular purpose 5n sorting one thing from others the separation of wheat from chaff the separation of mail by postal zones Hypo|Hyper threshing the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw sifting, winnow, winnowingthe act of separating grain from chaff sorting grouping by class or kind or size 6n the distance between things 2fragile items require separation and cushioning Syn|Hypo|Hyper interval clearance the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them distance the property created by the space between two objects or points 1n the social act of separating or parting company the separation of church and state Hypo|Hyper divorce, divorcement the legal dissolution of a marriage seclusionthe act of secluding yourself from others closing off, isolationthe act of isolating something; setting something apart from others segregation, sequestrationthe act of segregating or sequestering separationism, separatismadvocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state quarantineisolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease cocooningretreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape) group action action taken by a group of people 2n (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) Syn|Hyper legal separation cessation, surcease a stopping 3n the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) Hyper final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination something that results |
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