separation

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分离指将事物或人分开的状态或过程,常用于描述物理、情感或法律上的分隔。

用法要点

介词搭配

常与介词 'from' 连用,表示从某物或某人中分离出来,强调分离的源头或对象。

• separation from family
• separation of church and state
• separation between two groups

句型结构

常用作不可数名词,表示抽象概念;也可作可数名词,指具体的分离事件或实例。

• The separation was painful.
• There have been several separations in the company.

语域说明

在正式语境中(如法律、学术)指分居或隔离;在日常对话中多用于描述情感或物理距离。

• legal separation
• emotional separation
• temporary separation

基础例句

The long separation from his family made him very homesick.

长期与家人分离让他非常想家。

They decided on a trial separation to see if they could work things out.

他们决定尝试分居,看看能否解决问题。

The separation between the two rooms is just a thin wall.

两个房间之间只用一堵薄墙隔开。

高级例句

The legal separation agreement outlined the division of assets and custody arrangements.

法律分居协议概述了资产分割和监护权安排。

In chemistry, the separation of mixtures is a fundamental laboratory technique.

在化学中,混合物的分离是一项基本的实验室技术。

The company announced the separation of its retail and wholesale divisions to improve efficiency.

公司宣布将其零售和批发部门分离,以提高效率。

高频搭配

verb

cause separationlead to separationundergo separationannounce separationseek separation

adjective

legal separationemotional separationphysical separationtemporary separationpermanent separation

noun

separation anxietyseparation agreementseparation processpoint of separation

preposition

separation fromseparation ofseparation between

phrase

trial separationseparation of powersseparation by distancein separation

常见错误

❌ 错误:I feel a big separation with my friend.
✓ 正确:I feel a big distance from my friend.

中文学习者常误用 'separation' 表示情感距离,但英语中 'distance' 更自然;'separation' 多指实际分隔或正式分居。

❌ 错误:The separation of the two countries are peaceful.
✓ 正确:The separation of the two countries is peaceful.

'separation' 作为不可数名词时,动词用单数形式;学习者可能受中文复数概念影响而误用复数动词。

近义词辨析

division

'division' 强调将整体分成部分,常用于组织或逻辑划分;'separation' 更侧重分开的状态或过程,可能涉及距离或情感。

The division of labor improved productivity, while their separation caused communication issues.

isolation

'isolation' 指完全隔绝或孤独状态,常带负面含义;'separation' 中性,可指自愿或非自愿的分开。

Isolation during quarantine was challenging, but the separation from colleagues was temporary.