schism
UK/'sizm/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
n.
A serious division or split within a group or organization, especially a church, due to disagreement
分裂，派系分歧；（尤指教会的）分裂
v.
To cause or undergo a split or division within a group
（使）分裂
Root Breakdown
Native Englishschismother
=schism
Common Collocations
- 1.cause a schism引发分裂
- 2.deep schism深刻的裂痕
- 3.religious schism宗教分裂
- 4.schism between……之间的分歧
Example Sentences
- 1.
The schism between the two factions threatened to destroy the party from within.
- 2.
The Great Schism of 1054 permanently divided Christianity into Eastern and Western churches.
- 3.
A bitter schism over leadership style left the organization deeply fractured.