separation學測 L3KK [ˌsɛpɚˈeʃən] ｜ /ˌsɛpɚˈeɪʃən/
離職；辭職·分離；疏遠
常考易混字：職場與感情情境皆用
On his last day, John packed his desk and said goodbye — the separation was now real.
最後一天，約翰收拾好書桌並道別——離職終於成真。
一個畫面：中間裂出一道縫隙
轉身離開起身走出原本崗位
拉開距離兩人漸漸不再靠近
留下空隙原本相連處出現裂縫
義項
遞出辭呈C1noun離職；辭職
After ten years, John decided it was time for a separation from the company.
十年後，約翰覺得該是離職的時候了。
separation from the companyvoluntary separation
無言相對C1noun分離；疏遠
After the big fight, there was a cold separation between the two friends.
那場爭吵後，兩人之間有一道冷淡的疏離。
a clear separationa painful separation
片語
legal separation法律分居 →法律上正式分居，未離婚
trial separation試驗分居 →先分開試住一段時間
separation of church and state政教分立 →宗教與政府互不干涉
你會不會這樣說？
After the big fight, there was a cold ___ between the two friends. (separation / separate)
看答案
separation
separation是名詞，separate是形容詞或動詞。
「After ten years, John decided it was time for a separation from the company.」這句的 separation 是指？(A) 離職 (B) 分離疏遠
看答案
(A)
此句提到辭去工作，對應「離職」義項，非人際疏遠。
字族
separate 形容詞/動詞：分開的；使分開