rift

n. 裂缝；不和；[木] 裂口

vt. 使断裂；使分开

vi. 裂开

中文词源

rift 分裂，分歧，裂缝

来自北欧某语言，比较挪威语 rift,裂缝，来自 Proto-Germanic*rifana,刮，抢，来自 PIE*rei, 撕，砍，抓，词源同 rive,rifle.引申词义分裂，分歧。

rift (n.): early 14c., "a split, act of splitting," from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish and Norwegian rift "a cleft," Old Icelandic ript (pronounced "rift") "breach;" related to Old Norse ripa "to break a contract" (see riven). Figurative use from 1620s. Geological sense from 1921. As a verb, c. 1300.

1. rive => rift.2. 类似：drive => drift, thrive => thrift.3. 谐音“裂缝的”。

1. The interview reflected a growing rift between the President and the government.: 这段采访反映了总统和政府之间的裂痕越来越大。

3. The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute.: 组织内部严重失和反映出矛盾日趋升级。