Segregation is when people of different races, sexes, or religions are kept apart so that they live, work, or study separately. The word names a system, not one afternoon.

Segregation隔離 is when people of different races, sexes, or religions are kept apart是指讓不同種族、性別或宗教的人被分開 so that they live, work, or study separately讓他們分開生活、工作或求學。The word這個字 names a system指的是一整套制度 not one afternoon而不是某個下午發生的單一事件。

In United States history it is the old order that put Black and white people in different schools, buses, and neighbourhoods. South Africa’s apartheid was a form of it too.

In United States history在美國歷史上 it它 is the old order指的是那套舊制度 that put Black and white people in different schools, buses, and neighbourhoods讓黑人和白人被分到不同的學校、公車和社區。South Africa's apartheid南非的種族隔離（apartheid） was a form of it too也是這種制度的一種。

People also talk about sex segregation — men and women kept in different schools, prisons, or sports. It is formal: news, law, history.

People大家 also talk about也會談到 sex segregationsex segregation（性別隔離） men and women kept in different schools, prisons, or sports男女被分開安排在不同的學校、監獄或運動項目裡。It它 is formal是正式的用詞 news, law, history用在新聞、法律和歷史裡。

Though actually, the tidy picture is “a rule that splits groups”; on the ground it was also doors, seats, and water taps marked for one group only.

Though actually不過其實 the tidy picture is "a rule that splits groups"整齊的說法是「一條把群體分開的規定」 on the ground但實際情況是 it was also doors, seats, and water taps marked for one group only也包括門、座位和飲水台都標明只給某一群人使用。

Ending the rules is desegregation; the old system itself is segregation. Some speakers now stretch the noun to any keeping-apart, but the heart of the word is still groups of people being made to stay separate.

Ending the rules結束這些規定 is desegregation叫做desegregation（廢除隔離） the old system itself舊制度本身 is segregation則叫做segregation。Some speakers有些人 now stretch the noun to any keeping-apart現在會把這個名詞用得更廣，泛指任何「被分開」的情況 but the heart of the word is still groups of people being made to stay separate但這個字的核心仍然是「讓不同群體被迫分開」。