compartmentalization
compartmentalization — 名詞
1. the practice of putting things, ideas, or feelings into separate groups so they
區隔化；劃分
把事物或感受分開，避免互相影響
the practice of putting things, ideas, or feelings into separate groups so they stay apart and do not influence one another
Lakan praised the strict compartmentalization of work email and personal email inside the company.
Lakan 讚揚公司內部嚴格區隔化公務與私人電子郵件的做法。
compartmentalization of [noun] + [noun]
Strong compartmentalization between research and marketing kept Amira's lab data safe from outside pressure.
研究與行銷部門之間強烈的區隔化，保護了 Amira 的實驗數據不受外部壓力干擾。
compartmentalization between X and Y
Therapists warn that excessive compartmentalization of difficult memories can damage someone's emotional health over time.
治療師警告，過度區隔化痛苦的回憶，長期下來會傷害一個人的情緒健康。
The army's compartmentalization of secret information meant that very few officers knew the full plan.
軍方對機密資訊的劃分，使得只有極少數軍官知道完整計畫。
Hui argued that the rigid compartmentalization of school subjects stops children from making creative connections.
Hui 認為，學校科目過於僵化的區隔化，會阻止孩子做出有創意的連結。
- separation
more general; doesn't imply the parts must stay isolated from each other
- segregation
stronger and often negative; usually about people or groups, not ideas or feelings
- division
neutral; emphasises the act of splitting, less about keeping parts apart afterwards
- integration
the opposite — bringing separate parts together so they work as one
文法句型
compartmentalization of [noun]
compartmentalization between [noun] and [noun]
用法筆記
Mass noun — almost always uncountable. Frequently followed by 'of' + the thing being separated, or by 'between' to name the two groups being kept apart.
常見錯誤
compartmentalization — 動詞
1. to place things, ideas, or feelings into separate groups so each one stays apart
區隔開來
把事物分成獨立群組，使彼此互不影響
to place things, ideas, or feelings into separate groups so each one stays apart from the others and does not affect them
Asher tries to compartmentalize his career worries so that they do not spoil family dinners.
Asher 努力把工作上的煩惱區隔開來，不讓那些煩惱破壞家庭晚餐。
compartmentalize [noun] so that…
The hospital compartmentalizes patient records into folders that only the treating doctor can open.
這家醫院把病患紀錄分開歸檔，只有主治醫師能打開。
compartmentalize [noun] into [noun]
Aylin learned to compartmentalize her grief during the workday and let herself cry only at night.
Aylin 學會在工作時把悲傷分開處理，只在夜裡才讓自己哭泣。
Good detectives compartmentalize each clue and refuse to mix one case's details with another's.
優秀的偵探會把每條線索區隔開來，絕不把一個案件的細節和另一個案件混在一起。
The new manager compartmentalized the project, giving each team a section that no other team could see.
新任主管把整個計畫區隔開來，給每組一個其他組看不到的部分。
- separate
everyday word; lighter, doesn't imply you keep the parts isolated afterwards
- categorize
focuses on assigning items to groups; less about keeping the groups walled off
- isolate
stronger; suggests one item is cut off completely, not a whole set sorted into groups
- integrate
to combine separate parts so they work together
文法句型
compartmentalize [noun]
compartmentalize [noun] into [noun]
用法筆記
Most often used with abstract objects — emotions, information, tasks, memories — rather than physical things. Frequently appears with a 'so that…' or 'in order to…' clause that names the protective purpose of the separation.