释义 |
dis·joint I. \dəs, (ˈ)dis+\ adjective Etymology: Middle English disjoynt, from Middle French desjoint, past participle of desjoindre to disjoin — more at disjoin 1. obsolete : disjointed 2. : having no members in common < disjoint sets > II. \dəs, (ˈ)dis+\ verb Etymology: Middle English disyointen, from Middle French desjoint, past participle transitive verb 1. : to separate the parts of : break up into divisions : disturb or undo the connections, order, or coherence of : dislocate < her work suffers from her reluctance to come to absolute grips with her subject, and this reluctance disjoints her writing — New Yorker > 2. : to undo the joining of : disunite < Great Britain, disjointed from her colonies — Thomas Jefferson > 3. : to separate at junctures or joints : dissect, carve, or break into pieces at the joints < disjoint a frying chicken > intransitive verb : to separate at the joints III. adjective : not having all members in common — used of the reference of linguistic expressions < the pronouns I and we have disjoint reference > |