detachment
detachment
noun
noun
- [mass noun]the state of being objective or aloof
客观；超然
he felt a sense of detachment from what was going on.
他对正在发生的事情有一种与己无关的感觉。 - (Military)a group of troops, aircraft, or ships sent away on a separate mission
(军)独立小分队；特遣飞行队；特遣舰队
a detachment of Marines.
一支海军陆战队特遣队。
[mass noun]the Squadron went on detachment to Malta.
飞行中队被派遣到马耳他执行独立任务。
■a party of people similarly separated from a larger group
（从大队中分出的）小队人员
a truck containing a detachment of villagers.
一辆载着一小批村民的卡车。 - [mass noun]the action or process of detaching; separation
分开；分离
structural problems resulted in cracking and detachment of the wall.
结构问题导致墙壁断裂。
- mid 17th cent.: from French détachement, from détacher 'to detach' (see detach)
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