segregate

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
发音 sĕ'grəgət

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An entity that is separated in some way from a reference group or entity.
    — A segregate becomes conspicuous once it is removed from its aggregate.
动词 v.
  1. To separate. transitive
    — One aim of the reorganisation on both routes is to segregate completely the operation of the District and Tilbury Lines between London and Upminster, removing physical connections between the two.
  2. In particular, to separate and organize by characteristics. transitive
    — Please segregate the pairs of shoes by size into their respective boxes.
  3. To separate (races, sexes, or other groups, especially black and white people), especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep them apart. intransitive
    — Although the California State Supreme Court ended the official segregation of public schools in 1877, Sacramento continued to segregate well into the 1880s (Sacramento African American Historical and Cultural Society [SAAHCS] 1990:9, 20).
形容词 adj.
  1. Separate; select.
  2. Separated from others of the same kind.
  3. Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.

词形变化

more segregate comparative most segregate superlative segregates present,singular,third-person segregating participle,present segregated participle,past segregated past segregates plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.
词源 2
From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.
词源 3
From Latin sēgregātus, perfect passive participle of sēgregō (“to separate”), from sē- (“apart”) + gregō (“to flock or group”), from grex (“flock”). Compare gregarious, aggregate.
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