separately 的音标为英 /ˈseprətli/、美 /ˈseprətli/，作为副词表示“单独地、分别地”，强调事物或动作独立进行，不与其他对象合并或同步发生。它的核心功能是描述“分离状态”或“独立处理方式”，适用于分工、分类、流程管理等场景，反义词为 together（一起）。

用法解析

基本含义：指人或事物在不同时间、地点或方式下独立存在或行动，不形成整体。例如“单独完成任务”“分别处理数据”。

语法特点：作为副词修饰动词、形容词或整个句子，常与 from 搭配表示“与…分开”（如 live separately from parents），也可直接用于句尾强调独立性。

使用场景：

日常场景：如分餐、分装物品（Food and drinks should be placed separately）；

工作/技术场景：如独立运行的系统（The two systems operate separately）、单独编号（Each order is coded separately）；

数据/文件处理：如分别归档（Please file these documents separately）、分开列示数据（Last year's figures are shown separately）。

短语搭配

Wash Separately：（衣物标签用语）分开洗涤

separately excited generator：（电学）他励发电机

work separately：独立工作

be dealt with separately：单独处理

例句

每件商品可单独付款：Can I pay for each item separately?

大件物品将分开收集：Bulky items will be collected separately.

他们先单独拍照，再合影：They were photographed separately and then as a group.

这两个问题需要分别讨论：We can discuss these two issues separately.

夫妻按各自收入纳税：Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes.

赠品将分开发货：Free gifts are dispatched separately so please allow 28 days for delivery.

他分别向两位客户发送邮件：He sent emails to the two clients separately.

历史上人类本不共享床铺：Dr Stanley, who sleeps separately from his wife, points out that historically we were never meant to share our beds.

追加资产造价需单独议定：It is not necessary to take into account the original contract price when the price of the additional asset is separately negotiated.

投资方案不可拆分看待："This investment ... cannot be viewed separately," he said.

易混词辨析

separately vs. respectively：
两者都含“分别”义，但 respectively 强调“一一对应”（如 A and B won gold and silver respectively），而 separately 仅强调“独立”，无对应关系。例如“分别测量长、宽、高”需用 measured separately，而非 respectively。

从日常分餐到工程技术，separately 始终是表达“独立处理”的精准选择。下次分装物品或分工合作时，不妨试试用它描述这种“各不相扰”的状态。