compartment

compartment
noun

a separate section or part of something, in particular
分离部分；分隔的空间，尤指
■a division of a railway carriage marked by partitions
（铁路客车的）隔间，车厢
a first-class compartment.
头等车厢。
■a section of a container in which certain items can be kept separate from others
分格；夹层；分隔间
there's some ice cream in the freezer compartment.
冷冻室里有一些冰淇淋。
■a division of a ship's hull
船舱
the aft cargo compartment.
船尾货舱。
■(figurative)an area in which something can be considered in isolation from other things
(喻)隔绝处，隔离处
religion and politics should be kept in different compartments.
宗教和政治应该完全分离。
(Heraldry)a grassy mound or other support depicted below a shield
(纹章)盾牌下方所镌的草墩或其他基底

verb

[with obj.](一般作 be compartmented)divide (something) into separate parts or sections
分隔；划分
the buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls.
建筑物将被防火墙分隔开。

派生
compartmentation
noun
语源

mid 16th cent.: from French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from compartire, from late Latin compartiri 'divide'

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