severance

severance
noun
[mass noun]
  1. 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
  1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin separare (see sever)
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