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.
雙語例句
1. The interview reflected a growing rift between the President and the government.
這段采訪反映了總統(tǒng)和政府之間的裂痕越來越大。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I felt that might well mend the rift between them.
我覺得那樣做也許可以讓他們冰釋前嫌。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute.