Apartheid was the official system in South Africa, for much of the twentieth century, that kept people apart by race. White people held the power; Black people and other groups could not live, vote, work, or go to school as equals.

Apartheid was the official system in South Africa種族隔離是南非官方的一套制度，for much of the twentieth century在二十世紀大部分時間裡，that kept people apart by race依種族把人分隔開來。White people held the power白人握有權力；Black people and other groups could not live, vote, work, or go to school as equals黑人和其他族群無法在居住、投票、工作或就學上享有平等待遇。

The word names that system, and people still use it when they talk about that history.

The word names that system這個字指的就是那套制度，and people still use it when they talk about that history大家在談那段歷史時仍然會用這個字。

Though actually, speakers also stretch it: they may call any hard, official separating of groups apartheid, even outside South Africa — housing apartheid, educational apartheid. That stretched use sounds strong and political; some people feel the word should stay with the South African history.

Though actually不過事實上 speakers also stretch it大家也會把這個字用得更寬：they may call any hard, official separating of groups apartheid他們可能把任何嚴格、官方式的族群隔離都稱作apartheid，even outside South Africa即使發生在南非以外——housing apartheid, educational apartheid像住房隔離、教育隔離。That stretched use sounds strong and political這種延伸用法聽起來強烈又政治性；some people feel the word should stay with the South African history有些人則認為這個字應該留給南非那段歷史專用。

There is a rare verb, to apartheid, meaning to force that kind of separation, but almost everyone uses only the noun.

There is a rare verb, to apartheid有一個少見的動詞用法to apartheid，meaning to force that kind of separation意思是強行實施那種隔離，but almost everyone uses only the noun但幾乎所有人都只用它的名詞形。