separated(形容词,亦可作动词 separate 的过去式/过去分词)常指被分开、分离的;也可指(夫妻/伴侣)分居的。(另有“不同的、各自的”等用法。)
/ˈsɛpəˌreɪtɪd/
The boxes are separated by color.
这些盒子按颜色分开了。
After the war, the family was separated for years, and their letters became the only bridge between them.
战争结束后,这家人多年失散,他们的书信成了彼此之间唯一的纽带。
来自拉丁语 separare,意为“分开、使分离”,由 **se-**(“离开、分开”)+ parare(“准备、安排”)构成;进入法语后影响英语,形成 separate,其过去式/过去分词为 separated。