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单词 disjoint
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 >
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