sever

动词 v.
/ˈsɛv.ə/    /ˈsɛv.ɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cut free. transitive
    — After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.
  2. To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated. intransitive
    — No more can I be seuered from your side
  3. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish. intransitive
    — The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.
  4. To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.
    — sever an estate in joint tenancy

词形变化

severs present,singular,third-person severing participle,present severed participle,past severed past

词汇关系

词源

From Middle English severen, from Old French sevrer, from Latin separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”). Doublet of separate, from the past participle of that Latin verb.
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