separate

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈsɛp.(ə.)ɹət/    美 /ˈsɛp.əˌɹeɪt/|/ˈsɛpˌɹeɪt/|/ˈsɛp.ɚˌeɪt/|/ˈsɛp.əˌɹæɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants. plural-normally
    — French taffeta evening separates – a puffball skirt, and a ruffled blouse – were pressed flat to drag them up to date.
  2. A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.
动词 v.
  1. To divide (a thing) into separate parts. transitive
    — Separate the articles from the headings.
  2. To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect. transitive
    — Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
  3. To cause (things or people) to be separate. transitive
    — If the kids get too noisy, separate them for a few minutes.
  4. To divide itself into separate pieces or substances. intransitive
    — The sauce will separate if you don't keep stirring.
  5. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service. obsolete
    — Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
形容词 adj.
  1. Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else). not-comparable
    — This chair can be disassembled into five separate pieces.
  2. Not together (with); not united (to). not-comparable
    — I try to keep my personal life separate from work.

词形变化

separates present,singular,third-person separating participle,present separated participle,past separated past seperate alternative,archaic,misspelling separates plural

词汇关系

近义词
detached discrete distinct disparate loose separate sundry unattached unannexed unassociated unconnected
反义词
annex combine coherent conjunct indistinct joined unified
下位词
insular
衍生词
electroseparate enantioseparate lift and separate reseparate separable separase separatability separatable separatee separately separate out separate the men from the boys separate the sheep from the goats separate the wheat from the chaff separatical separation separational separationism separationist separatism separatist separatory separature go their separate ways inseparate nonseparate semiseparate separate but equal separate cover separate estate separate maintenance separateness separate opinion separate peace separate school septel unseparate write as separate words
相关词
separative separation asunder divide divisible disconnect disunite reduce split subtract

词源

词源 1
From Middle English separaten (“to separate”), from separat (“separated”) + -en, from Latin sēparātus, perfect passive participle of sēparō (“to separate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from sē- (“apart”) + parō (“prepare”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth”). Displaced Middle English scheden, from Old English scēadan (whence English shed).
Doublet of sever, also derived from the same Latin verb.
词源 2
From Middle English separat, see -ate (“adjective-forming suffix”) and Etymology 1 for more.
词源 3
From a substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (“noun-forming suffix”) and Etymology 1 for more.
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