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Divided

“Divided” 指分成若干部分或意见不一致,如 “The class divided into four groups.”(班级分成了四组。)形容词 “a divided nation” 指社会严重分裂。

  1. “Profits were divided equally among the partners.” (利润在合伙人之间平分。)
  2. “The committee was divided on the proposal.” (委员会对该提案意见分歧。)
  3. “A divided highway reduces head-on crashes.” (双向分隔公路减少对向相撞。)

“Divide” 来自拉丁语 dividere(分开),di-(分开)+ videre(切分,与 -vid- 相关)。

di- + vid(切)+ -ed;相关词 division(部门;除法)、divisive(引起分裂的)。

政治报道高频 “deeply divided electorate”;数学 “divided by” 指除以;家庭 “divided loyalty” 指两难忠诚。

  • 原形: divide
  • 名词: division
  • 固定搭配: “divided by” (除以), “divided opinion” (意见分歧), “evenly divided” (平均分配)

di- 分开 + vid 切:divided = 已经被切开或意见切开。

“The panel was divided until one member shared data that changed everyone’s view.” (在一名成员拿出改变大家看法的数据前,小组意见一直分裂。)