Separated
“Separated” 作形容词指彼此分开、不再在一起(separated parents);作动词过去式/过去分词表示使分开、隔开或区分(separated the files)。
- “The twins were separated at birth in the story.” (故事里这对双胞胎出生时就被分开。)
- “Please keep raw meat separated from ready-to-eat food.” (请将生肉与即食食品分开存放。)
- “They have been separated for two years but not divorced.” (他们分居两年但尚未离婚。)
来自拉丁语 separare(分开),se-( apart)+ parare(准备、安排)。
“separated” = “separate” + “-ed”;注意 separate 重音在第一个音节,separated 亦同。
法律与家庭语境中 legally separated 指依法分居;实验室、厨房安全规范强调 keep separated。
- 固定搭配: “separated by” (被……隔开), “separated from” (与……分离), “widely separated” (相距甚远)
se-(分开)+ par(配对/部分)→ 把原本在一起的部分拆开就是 separate/separated。
“The librarian separated the damaged books and separated noisy groups into quiet corners.” (图书管理员把破损的书分出来,又把吵闹的小组分到安静角落。)