喜樂美語
  1. 1/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/隔離、孤立;(醫療)隔離;「in isolation」=單獨來看、不考慮其他因素

    The state of being separate and alone, cut off from other people, places, or things. In medicine, 'isolation' means keeping a sick person away from others so an illness doesn't spread. The phrase 'in isolation' is also used to mean looking at just one thing by itself, without considering it alongside everything else - 'you can't judge this decision in isolation.'

    示範例句 · Example

    Because of its geographical isolation, the island developed its own way of cooking.

    逐字因為它的地理上的隔絕，這座島發展出了它自己的烹飪方式。

    常見搭配

    • geographical isolation

      地理上的隔絕

      being far away from other places

      Geographical isolation protected the forest for centuries.

    • political isolation

      政治上的孤立

      having few links with other countries or groups

      The sanctions deepened the country's political isolation.

    • in isolation

      處於隔離狀態

      kept apart from others

      The new plants were grown in isolation for a month.

    • isolation ward

      隔離病房

      a hospital room for people with an illness others could catch

      He spent five days in the isolation ward.

    意思相近

    separationseclusionremotenessdetachment

core核心畫面

同家族的字

  • isolateisolation is the noun form of the verb 'isolate'

意思相近

separationseclusionremotenessdetachment

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

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isolationnoun/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/

  • 1

    The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.

    • She lived her final year in complete isolation, not wanting to see anybody.
  • 2

    The act of isolating.

  • 3

    diplomacygovernmentpoliticsThe state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).

    • As of 1975, diplomatic ostracism is still imposed by the Organization of American States (OAS). The inter-American community also exercises a trade embargo against Cuba. But even within this context of hemispheric isolation, Havana’s diplomacy is strikingly contradictory.
    • Israel could offer to ease North Korea’s isolation with diplomatic recognition, […] ¶ […] But Washington’s strategy of increasing North Korean isolation left no room for back-channel talks with Tel Aviv, […]
  • 4

    chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesThe obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture

  • 5

    medicinesciencesThe separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)

    • Upon returning from the field, he went into isolation for a week so as not to infect anyone with potential diseases.
  • 6

    computingdatabasesengineeringA database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.

  • 7

    human-sciencespsychologysciencesA Freudian defense mechanism in which a person suppresses a harmful thought from developing into a train of thought.

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