parting
parting — 名詞
- partingsingular
- partingsplural
1. the moment when people say goodbye and go away from each other, especially when
離別
和人道別分開的時刻
the moment when people say goodbye and go away from each other, especially when the separation feels important or emotional.
At the station, Otis and his sister shared a silent parting before dawn.
在車站裡，Otis 和姊姊在天亮前默默道別。
parting at a travel departure point
The long parting from her childhood home left Roya in tears.
和童年故居的長久離別讓 Roya 哭了出來。
parting from + person/place
After graduation, Baraka's parting from the team felt harder than he expected.
畢業後，Baraka 和隊友分別時比他原先想像的更難受。
Their parting at the hospital door was brief but deeply painful.
他們在醫院門口的離別很短暫，卻讓人十分心痛。
At the airport parting, the old friends promised to meet again.
在機場離別時，這些老朋友約好一定要再見面。
- farewell
slightly more formal and often used in speeches or messages
- goodbye
the most everyday word for saying you are leaving
- separation
broader and less focused on the moment of saying goodbye
文法句型
a parting from + person/place
at parting
用法筆記
Most often refers to a meaningful goodbye between people, not simply being in different places. 'A parting from ...' sounds more literary than everyday 'saying goodbye'.
常見錯誤
2. the strip of scalp or visible line that appears when hair has been combed to fal
髮縫
頭髮分向兩邊時露出的線
the strip of scalp or visible line that appears when hair has been combed to fall to different sides.
Sofia changed her parting to the middle before the wedding photos.
Sofia 在拍婚禮照片前把髮縫改到中間。
change + parting + to the middle
The barber gave Omar a sharp side parting and trimmed the back neatly.
理髮師替 Omar 分出俐落的側分線，並把後面修得很整齊。
side parting in hairstyle descriptions
After swimming, Sana's parting disappeared as her wet hair fell forward.
游完泳後，Sana 的髮縫消失了，因為濕髮垂到了前面。
In the school play, Christopher wore a deep side parting to look older.
在學校的戲劇表演裡，Christopher 梳了很深的側分線，讓自己看起來更成熟。
文法句型
a middle parting
a side parting
wear + a + parting
用法筆記
Usually modified by words like 'middle', 'side', or 'deep' when describing a hairstyle. Unlike sense 1, this meaning belongs to hair and appearance, not to saying goodbye.
常見錯誤
parting — 形容詞
- partingpositive
- more partingcomparative
- most partingsuperlative
1. said, given, or happening as people are about to leave each other at the end of
臨別的
離開前說出或留下的
said, given, or happening as people are about to leave each other at the end of a meeting or relationship.
Minho left a parting note on the kitchen table before sunrise.
Minho 在天亮前在廚房桌上留下一張臨別便條。
parting + note / message
Noa gave her grandmother a parting hug outside the clinic.
Noa 在診所外給了祖母一個臨別擁抱。
Rohan offered a parting smile as the last bus pulled away.
最後一班公車開走時，Rohan 露出了臨別的微笑。
Sari's parting words to the volunteers were calm and encouraging.
Sari 對志工們說的臨別話語既平靜又鼓舞人心。
- welcoming
describes the start of an encounter rather than the end
文法句型
parting + noun (words, smile, gift, kiss, glance)
用法筆記
Usually appears before a noun such as 'words', 'gift', 'kiss', or 'glance'. It sounds more literary than simply saying 'final' or 'goodbye'.