分開、不相連
這一組就是核心畫面本身,以及把那道空隙從看得見的東西搬到看不見的事情上。
separate, not joined · adjective · B2
not joined to another thing, and not touching it; in another place or space.
分開的;不相連的
You can picture two things that used to sit side by side being pulled apart, so that a gap opens between them: both are still there, but each now stands in its own place. Everything else the word does is that gap moved somewhere new — different rooms, different bills, different lives.
From Latin separatus, past participle of separare 'to pull apart', from se- 'apart' + parare 'make ready, prepare'. The se- 'apart' piece is still carrying the whole word: whatever is separate has been set away from something else.
來自拉丁文 separare「拉開」,由 se-(分開、離開)加上 parare(備妥、準備)組成;英文在 15 世紀初先有「把某物拆開」的及物用法。真正撐住這個字的就是那個 se-:凡是 separate 的東西,都是被從別的東西旁邊挪開了。
Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), entry 'separate'
Three branches
分開、不相連
這一組就是核心畫面本身,以及把那道空隙從看得見的東西搬到看不見的事情上。
separate, not joined · adjective · B2
not joined to another thing, and not touching it; in another place or space.
分開的;不相連的
各自的、各不相同
東西一旦被拉開,就成了兩份,每份各自屬於一邊。空隙的另一個結果,就是「各有各的」。
individual, distinct · adjective · B2
different; not the same one — used when people or things each have their own.
各自的;不同的
各走各的路
固定說法 go their separate ways:把那道空隙放進「路」裡,兩個人從同一個點往不同方向走,距離隨著路程愈拉愈大。
go your separate ways (leave in different directions) · adjective · B2
Leaving each other after being together, with each person going in a different direction.
分道;各走各的方向
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
separatelyadv/ˈsɛp.(ə.)ɹət.li/
In a separate manner; not together; apart.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。