Separatism is the wish — and often the political fight — to break a piece of a country off and make it a new country, with its own government. The people who want this are called separatists; the idea, and the movement, is separatism.

Separatism分離主義 is the wish是一種想望 — and often the political fight而且常常是一場政治鬥爭 — to break a piece of a country off想把國家的一部分切割出去 and make it a new country, with its own government成立有自己政府的新國家. The people人 who want this想要這樣的人 are called separatists被稱為分離主義者; the idea, and the movement這個想法和這個運動, is separatism就叫做分離主義.

It is a heavy, formal word. You meet it in the news, in history, and in arguments about borders, not in small talk.

It is它是 a heavy, formal word一個沉重、正式的詞. You meet it你會在 in the news新聞裡, in history歷史裡, and in arguments about borders還有邊界爭議的討論裡遇到它, not in small talk而不是在閒聊裡.

Governments often use it as a warning word, as if the group is tearing the country apart. People inside the movement usually prefer independence, self-rule, or freedom.

Governments政府 often use it as a warning word常常把這個詞當成警告用語, as if the group is tearing the country apart好像那個團體正在把國家撕裂. People inside the movement運動內部的人 usually prefer通常比較喜歡用 independence, self-rule, or freedom獨立、自治或自由這些詞.

Though actually, wanting more local power is not always separatism: some groups only want a louder voice inside the same country. The word can also cover religious groups who want to live apart, but the meaning you will hear most is about land and government.

Though actually不過, wanting more local power想要更多地方權力 is not always separatism不一定就是分離主義: some groups有些團體 only want a louder voice inside the same country只是想在同一個國家裡有更大的發言權. The word這個詞 can also cover也可以用來指 religious groups who want to live apart想要獨自生活的宗教團體, but the meaning you will hear most不過你最常聽到的意思 is about land and government還是跟土地和政府有關的那個.