partition
partition — 名詞
1. a panel or thin inside wall used to split a room or other indoor space.
隔板
室內分隔空間的板牆
a panel or thin inside wall used to split a room or other indoor space.
Glass partitions separated the nurses' station from the waiting area.
玻璃隔板把護理站和等候區隔開了。
glass partitions in a workplace
The carpenter built a wooden partition across the back of the shop.
木匠在店後方做了一道木製隔板。
A folding partition gave the twins some privacy in one bedroom.
一道可折疊隔板讓那對雙胞胎在同一間臥室裡也有些隱私。
Behind the partition, boxes and paint cans filled the storage space.
隔板後面的儲藏空間堆滿了箱子和油漆罐。
文法句型
a partition between two areas
behind a partition
用法筆記
Common in offices, classrooms, shops, and shared rooms. It usually suggests something lighter or less permanent than a full wall.
常見錯誤
2. the act or outcome of splitting a single country so its parts become separate st
國土分治
國家被分成不同政區
the act or outcome of splitting a single country so its parts become separate states or fall under different governments.
The 1947 partition forced millions of families to cross new borders.
1947 年的國土分治迫使數百萬個家庭跨越新的邊界。
historic partition of a country
District officers redrew tax maps during the partition of the province.
地方官員在該省分治期間重畫了稅務地圖。
After the partition, each side printed its own passports and stamps.
分治之後，雙方各自印製自己的護照和郵票。
The peace treaty ended the war but led to the partition of the border province.
那份和平條約結束了戰爭，卻導致邊境省分遭到分治。
- division
broader and can refer to many kinds of splitting, not only countries
- breakup
more informal and often stresses collapse
- separation
more general and less tied to official political borders
- unification
joining separated political areas into one
文法句型
the partition of a country
after partition
用法筆記
Often used for major historical or political events and commonly followed by of plus a country or region. Distinguish from noun/1, which names a physical divider inside a building.
常見錯誤
partition — 動詞
1. to split an indoor space by putting in a light wall, panel, or similar divider.
隔開
用隔板把室內空間分開
to split an indoor space by putting in a light wall, panel, or similar divider.
The owner partitioned the loft with shelves and clear plastic panels.
屋主用架子和透明塑膠板把閣樓隔開。
partition + space + with
Nurses partitioned the hall to make two quiet recovery areas.
護理人員把走廊隔成兩個安靜的休養區。
A low bookcase partitioned the studio without blocking the window light.
一道低書櫃把工作室隔開了，同時沒有擋住窗邊的光。
The basement was partitioned into small offices for new staff.
地下室被隔開成幾間小辦公室，給新進員工使用。
- divide
the broad everyday word, less specific about walls or panels
- separate
focuses on keeping parts apart, not always by building a divider
- section off
close in meaning, but more informal
- open up
to remove divisions and make one larger space
文法句型
partition a room with something
be partitioned into smaller areas
用法筆記
The object is usually a room, hall, loft, office, or other inside space. This sense often appears with with for the divider used, or into for the new areas created.
常見錯誤
2. to split a country or territory so different parts are ruled by different govern
分治
把國土分成不同統治區
to split a country or territory so different parts are ruled by different governments.
British and French officials partitioned the desert territory and ignored local language groups.
英國和法國官員分治這片沙漠領土時，忽視了當地的語言族群。
partition + territory
The classroom map shows how the Ottoman Empire was partitioned after the war.
教室裡的地圖顯示，鄂圖曼帝國在戰後如何被分治。
passive in historical writing
Rebel leaders threatened to partition the island unless both sides signed a deal.
叛軍領袖威脅說，除非雙方簽下協議，否則就要分治那座島。
The peace plan would partition the country into three regions with elected councils.
那項和平方案會把該國分治成三個設有民選議會的區域。
- unite
to bring political areas together
文法句型
partition a country into regions
be partitioned after a war
用法筆記
The object is usually a country, territory, island, or region, and the sense is strongly political or historical. Distinguish from verb/1, which is about dividing indoor space.