[no obj.]leave, typically in order to start a journey 启程;离开 they departed for Germany. 他们启程赴德国。 a contingent was departing from Cairo. 一支小分队正从开罗出发。 ■(depart from)deviate from (an accepted, prescribed, or traditional course of action) 背离(常规,传统) he departed from the precedent set by many. 他背离了许多人定下的先例。 ■[with obj.](N. Amer.)leave (one's job) (北美)离(职)
常用词组 depart this life
(archaic)die (古)死去
语源
Middle English: from Old French departir, based on Latin dispertire 'to divide'. The original sense was 'separate', also 'take leave of each other', hence 'go away'