A segregated school or other place can only be used by members of one group — one race, one sex, or one religion. The other groups must go somewhere else.

A segregated school or other place一所segregated（隔離的）學校或其他場所 can only be used by members of one group只能給某一個群體的人使用 one race, one sex, or one religion可能是某個種族、某個性別，或某個宗教。The other groups must go somewhere else其他群體必須去別的地方。

In United States history the word is heavy: segregated schools, buses, and neighbourhoods kept Black and white people apart by law. People also say a school is segregated by sex when only girls, or only boys, may attend.

In United States history the word is heavy在美國歷史上這個詞很沉重 segregated schools, buses, and neighbourhoods kept Black and white people apart by law依法把黑人和白人隔開的學校、公車和社區都叫segregated。People also say a school is segregated by sex人們也會說一所學校是「依性別隔離」的 when only girls, or only boys, may attend當只有女生或只有男生可以就讀的時候。

The adjective is serious and rather formal: news, law, and history. Though actually, if someone just says “a segregated school” with no extra words, many listeners hear race first, even though sex and religion are part of the same idea.

The adjective is serious and rather formal這個形容詞很嚴肅、相當正式 news, law, and history用在新聞、法律和歷史上。Though actually不過其實 if someone just says "a segregated school" with no extra words如果有人只說「a segregated school」，沒有加其他說明 many listeners hear race first很多聽的人會先聯想到種族 even though sex and religion are part of the same idea儘管性別和宗教也是同一個概念的一部分。

A place can also be mixed in the written rules and still feel separate in daily life; the adjective names the keeping-apart, not whether people are happy.

A place can also be mixed in the written rules一個地方在白紙黑字的規定上可能是混合的 and still feel separate in daily life但日常生活裡還是感覺分開的 the adjective names the keeping-apart這個形容詞說的是「被隔開」這件事 not whether people are happy而不是人們是否開心。