partition

partition
noun

[mass noun](especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts
（尤指一个国家有多个并存政府的）分裂，分离；分裂状态
the country's partition into separate states.
这个国家分裂成几个独立的国家。
■[count noun]a structure dividing a space into two parts, especially a light interior wall
分隔物（尤指内部的隔墙）
■(Chemistry)the distribution of a solute between two immiscible or slightly miscible solvents in contact with one another, in accordance with its differing solubility in each
(化)分离层
■[count noun](Computing)each of a number of portions into which some operating systems divide memory or storage
(计算机)存储分区

verb

[with obj.]divide into parts
把…分成几部分；分割，瓜分
an agreement was reached to partition the country.
已经达成一个协议来瓜分该国。
■divide (a room) into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions
（用隔墙等）分割，隔开
the hall was partitioned to contain the noise of the computers.
这个大厅被分隔成小间以遏制计算机的噪音。
■(partition something off) separate a part of a room from the rest by erecting a partition
（用分割物）分开，隔开
partition off part of a large bedroom to create a small bathroom.
把一个大卧室的部分隔开，用作小浴室。

派生
partitioner
noun
partitionist
noun
语源

late Middle English: from Latin partitio(n-), from partiri 'divide into parts'

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