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segregated

UK //ˈseɡrɪɡeɪtɪd//US //ˈseɡrɪɡeɪtɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'segregatus',意为 '分开' 或 '隔离',由 'se-'(分开)和 'gregare'(聚集)组成。

adjective

❶ 指被分开或隔离的状态,通常用于描述因种族、性别、宗教等因素而被强制分离的人群或事物。

“The school was racially segregated until the 1960s.”

(这所学校直到20世纪60年代还在实行种族隔离。)

“They lived in a segregated neighborhood where minorities were not welcome.”

(他们住在一个不欢迎少数族裔的隔离社区。)

同义词:separated, isolated, divided

verb

❶ 将不同群体或事物强制分开,通常基于某种特征或标准,如种族、性别等。

“The government segregated the students based on their test scores.”

(政府根据考试成绩将学生分开。)

“They segregated the recyclables from the regular trash.”

(他们将可回收物与普通垃圾分开。)

同义词:separate, divide, isolate

常见短语

segregated school — 指因种族、宗教或其他因素而实行隔离政策的学校,学生群体被强制分开。

“Many segregated schools were closed after the Civil Rights Movement.”

(民权运动后,许多实行隔离政策的学校被关闭。)

segregated housing — 指因种族、经济地位等因素而划分的隔离居住区,不同群体被限制在特定区域。

“Segregated housing often leads to unequal access to resources.”

(居住隔离常常导致资源获取的不平等。)