early 15c., "division into shares, distinction," from Old French particion (12c.), from Latin partitionem (nominative partitio) "a sharing, division, partition, distribution; method of dividing," from past participle stem of partire "to part" (see part (v.)). Sense of "that which separates" first recorded late 15c.
partition (v.)
1741, from partition (n.). Related: Partitioned; partitioning.
雙語例句
1. He moved carefully over what remained of partition walls.
他小心翼翼地跨過殘余的隔墻。
來自柯林斯例句
2. the partition of Germany after the war
戰(zhàn)后對德國的分割
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. There is a plywood partition between the two rooms.
兩個房子中間有一個夾板墻.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. She tapped on the glass partition and the car stopped.
她輕輕敲擊玻璃隔板,汽車便停了下來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. Britain was accused of trying to partition the country "because of historic enmity"