apart
UK/ə'pɑːt/US/ә'pɑ:t/
NGSL 2kA2
Definitions
adv.
Separated by a distance or interval; at a distance from each other
相隔地；分开地
adv.
Into pieces or separate parts
成碎片地；散开地
adj.
Separate or distinct from others; isolated
分离的；与众不同的
Root Breakdown
Native EnglishFrom Old French a part, '(to) the side' — a- (Latin ad, 'to') + part ('a part/side'). To set something 'to one part' is to set it aside, away from the rest. From this come both 'at a distance' (stand apart) and 'into pieces' (fall apart).
Root part still carries 68 more wordsWhy It Means This
apart packs the root's core action — separation — into a single small word. Note the very common idiom 'apart from,' which means 'except for / in addition to': the rest is set to one side, leaving this as the exception.
Common Collocations
- 1.fall apart散架；崩溃
- 2.tell apart区分，分辨
- 3.apart from除了；此外
- 4.grow apart（关系）疏远
Example Sentences
- 1.
The two houses stand about a mile apart.
- 2.
The old toy simply fell apart in his hands.
- 3.
Apart from the noise, the flat is perfect.