compartment
【隔间;分隔的空间;小舱;储物格】
compartment /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/(美式)
英式发音 /kəmˈpɑːtmənt/
🔹 重音在第二个音节:par
听起来像:kəm-PART-ment(肯-帕特-门特)
🧩 词性与词义
compartment 是一个 名词(noun),意思是:
隔间;分隔的空间;小舱;储物格
它指的是:
一个较大的空间中被隔开的小部分或独立区域。
🧠 词源提示
来自法语 compartiment,
由 com-(共同)+ part(部分)组成,
意思就是“划分出的部分”。
💼 常见用法
| 英文短语 | 中文意思 |
|---|---|
| a train compartment | 火车车厢(隔间) |
| a luggage compartment | 行李舱;行李隔间 |
| a glove compartment | (汽车)手套箱 |
| storage compartments | 储物格;储藏室 |
| a refrigerator compartment | 冰箱隔层 |
💬 例句
- She put her passport in the top compartment of her bag.
她把护照放进包包的上层隔层。 - The train has private compartments for first-class passengers.
这列火车为头等舱乘客提供独立的包厢。 - The glove compartment was full of old receipts.
汽车的手套箱里塞满了旧收据。 - The refrigerator has separate compartments for meat and vegetables.
这台冰箱有分别存放肉类和蔬菜的独立隔层。
🧩 延伸表达
compartmentalize (v.) /kəmˌpɑːrtˈmen.tə.laɪz/
→ “划分;分隔开(思想、工作、生活等)”e.g. He tries to compartmentalize his work and personal life.
他努力将工作与私人生活区分开。
🧠 小结对比
| 单词 | 含义 | 举例 |
|---|---|---|
| room | 房间、空间(可进入) | a living room |
| section | 部分、段 | a section of the newspaper |
| compartment | 被分隔出的独立小空间 | a train compartment |