dissever
英 [dɪ(s)'sevə]
美[dɪs'sɛvɚ]
- vt. 使分离；使分裂
- vi. 分开；割裂
英英释义
- 1. separate into parts or portions;
- "divide the cake into three equal parts"
- "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
英文词源
- dissever (v.)
- late 13c., from Anglo-French deseverer, Old French dessevrer (10c.), from des- (see dis-) + sevrer (see sever). Related: Dissevered; dissevering; disseverance; disseveration.