1N-UNCOUNT (关系、联系的)断绝，中断Severance from a person or group, or the severance of a connection, involves the ending of a relationship or connection. (关系、联系的)断绝，中断 [formal]
...his bitter sense of severance from his family. [+ from]
他与家人断绝关系的痛楚
...the complete severance of diplomatic relations. [+ of]
外交关系的彻底中断
2ADJ [ADJ n]离职金;遣散费Severance pay is a sum of money that a company gives to its employees when it has to stop employing them. 离职金;遣散费 [business]