c. 1400, from Old French separacion (Modern French séparation), from Latin separationem (nominative separatio) noun of action from past participle stem of separare (see separate (v.)). Specific sense of "sundering of a married couple" is attested from c. 1600. Sense in photography is from 1922. Separation of powers first recorded 1788, in "Federalist" (Hamilton), from French séparée de la puissance (Montesquieu, 1748). Separation anxiety first attested 1943.
双语例句
1. He believes in the separation of the races.
他认为应该实施种族隔离。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The separation weighed on both of them.
分离使他们两人都十分苦恼。
来自柯林斯例句
3. the state's eventual separation from the federation
那个州最终与联邦的脱离
来自《权威词典》
4. After a long separation, they held a glad meeting.
阔别多年之后, 他们举行了一个令人愉快的聚会.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Couples may agree to divorce each other after a separation.
