dissociate

dissociate
[dɪˈsəʊʃɪeɪt, -sɪ-]
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (especially in abstract contexts) disconnect or separate
    （尤指抽象意义上）把…断开；使分开
    voices should not be dissociated from their social context.
    表达意见不应脱离其社会背景。
    ■[no obj.]become separated or disconnected
    分开；断开
    the area would dissociate from the country.
    该地区会从该国分离出去。
    ■(dissociate oneself from)declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something)
    宣布脱离；断绝和…的关系
    he took pains to dissociate himself from the religious radicals.
    他想尽办法和这些宗教激进分子脱离了关系。
    ■(一般作 be dissociated)(Psychiatry)split off (a component of mental activity) to act as an independent part of mental life
    (精神病学)使分裂
  2. (一般作 be dissociated)(Chemistry)cause (a molecule) to split into separate smaller atoms, ions, or molecules, especially reversibly
    (化)离解
    these compounds are dissociated by solar radiation to yield atoms of chlorine.
    这些化合物被太阳辐射离解以产生氯原子。
    ■[no obj.](of a molecule) undergo this process
    （分子）离解
派生
dissociative
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin dissociat- 'separated', from the verb dissociare, from dis- (expressing reversal) + sociare 'join together' (from socius 'companion')
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