compartmentation

n. 分隔, 区分

发音

UK /kəmˈpɑːtmɛnˈteɪʃn̩/
US /kəmˈpɑɹtmɛnˈteɪʃn̩/

词形变化

compartmentations 复数 compartmentations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Division into compartments; compartmentalization.

    So as to prevent the spread of fire within a structure.

    The fire spread rapidly after the building's compartmentation failed.

  2. 2.

    Division into compartments; compartmentalization.

    So as to prevent the spread of water (or rarely, another fluid) between otherwise watertight compartments (especially on a ship).

    The Titanics compartmentation' did not stop water from entering rooms.

  3. 3.

    The dissemination of information and knowledge between different people or organisations on a need-to-know basis, so as to reduce the risk of espionage should one person or organisation be compromised externally; compartmentalization.

    政治 军事

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *partis Latin pars Latin partiō Latin partior Latin compartīrībor. Italian compartire Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Italian -mento Italian compartimentobor. Middle French compartimentder. English compartment Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English compartmentation From compartment + -ation.

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