dissociate
/dɪˈsəʊʃɪeɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- (especially in abstract contexts) disconnect or separate:（尤指在抽象意义上）把…断开; 使分开：
voices should not be dissociated from their social context.
表达意见不应脱离其社会背景。
1.1
- no obj. become separated or disconnected分开; 断开：
the area would dissociate from the country.
该地区会从该国分离出去。
1.2
dissociate oneself from
declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something)宣布脱离; 断绝和…的关系：he took pains to dissociate himself from the religious radicals.
他想尽办法和这些宗教激进分子脱离了关系。
1.3
- （一般作be dissociated）Psychiatry split off (a component of mental activity) to act as an independent part of mental life【精神病学】使分裂。
2
- （一般作be dissociated）Chemistry cause (a molecule) to split into separate smaller atoms, ions, or molecules, especially reversibly【化】离解：
these compounds are dissociated by solar radiation to yield atoms of chlorine.
这些化合物被太阳辐射离解以产生氯原子。
2.1
- no obj.(of a molecule) undergo this process（分子）离解。
派生词
dissociative
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin dissociat- 'separated'， from the verb dissociare, from dis- (expressing reversal)+sociare 'join together' （from socius 'companion'）.