Word
disjoint
使分离;分开;拆开
To separate things that were joined or connected; to remove a link or intersection.
- 1.
To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
使分离;移除连接、联系或交集。
- 2.
To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
打破自然秩序和关系;使不连贯。
打乱;使混乱;使不连贯;使分离;移除连接、联系或交集。;打破自然秩序和关系;使不连贯。;(使)脱节;(使)解体
In use
The athlete disjointed his elbow while practicing.
It is difficult to disjoint these two pieces without damaging them.
The traumatic event disjointed her sense of reality.
disjoint + noun phrase (direct object)
及物动词,直接接宾语,表示使某物脱节或分离。
The surgeon disjointed the shoulder joint.
外科医生使肩关节脱节。
be disjointed (passive or adjectival)
过去分词作形容词,表示处于脱节或不连贯的状态。
The planning process became disjointed after the manager resigned.
经理辞职后,规划过程变得脱节。
disjoint + noun phrase + from + noun phrase
表示将某物从另一物上分离或拆开。
Connections
Collocations
- disjoint a chicken
- 把鸡按关节切分
- The chef showed us how to disjoint a chicken quickly.厨师向我们演示了如何快速把鸡按关节切分。
- disjointed narrative
- 不连贯的叙述
- The novel's disjointed narrative makes it difficult to enjoy.这部小说不连贯的叙述让人难以欣赏。
- disjointed speech
- 语无伦次的讲话
- His disjointed speech failed to convince the committee.他语无伦次的讲话未能说服委员会。
- disjointed thoughts
- 零乱的思绪
- Before writing, she tried to organize her disjointed thoughts.写作前,她试图整理自己零乱的思绪。
Synonyms
- separate
- 分开;分离 · 通用词,强调把原本连在一起的人或物分开;disjoint 更侧重“切断连接”,且通常不用于人际关系。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 dis(分开)和 joint(接合处)联想在一起:拆开接合处,就是“使分离、使脱节”。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:technical and academic writing、literary or formal prose 该词为正式用语,通常用于书面语境,如学术或文学作品中;日常口语中极少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以 -oint 结尾的词(joint、point、appoint、anoint)通常与 disjoint 中的 -oint 同音,构成真正的押韵。注意:pint 和 print 拼写相近,但元音不同(/paɪnt/、/prɪnt/),并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.