the action of ending a connection or relationship (联系,关系)断绝 the severance and disestablishment of the Irish Church. 爱尔兰国教的分裂与被废。 [count noun]a complete severance of links with the Republic. 与共和国完全断绝联系。 ■the state of being separated or cut off 分离,分开;切断 she works on the feeling of severance, of being deprived of her mother. 她着力表现骨肉分离的情感,那种被夺走母亲的感觉。 ■dismissal or discharge from employment 解雇,解聘 [as modifier]employees were offered severance terms. 向雇员提出了解雇的条件。 ■short for severance pay severance pay 的简称
语源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin separare (see sever)