Wordiyoseparation
🇬🇧 UK/.sepә'reiʃәn/🇺🇸 US
B1
Definitions
n.
The act or state of being apart or divided; a married couple living apart while still legally married.
分离，分开；（夫妻）分居
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.legal separation法定分居
- 2.trial separation试验性分居
- 3.separation anxiety分离焦虑
- 4.separation of powers三权分立
Example Sentences
- 1.
The couple announced their separation after ten years of marriage.
- 2.
The separation of church and state is a fundamental principle in many democracies.
- 3.
The children struggled to cope with their parents' separation.