1884, originally the name of a type of stopwatch with two second hands that could be stopped independently. Meaning "a fraction of a second" is from 1912, from split (adj.) + second (n.1); adjectival meaning "occurring in a fraction of a second" is from 1946.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. My cuticles were split and ragged, and my nails unevenly bitten.
我指甲根部的表皮龜裂粗糙，指甲被咬得參差不齊。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The Republicans were deeply split between progressives and conservatives.
共和黨的革新派和保守派之間存在嚴(yán)重的分裂。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Her company has had to split up and work from two locations.
她的公司不得不被拆開(kāi)，分在兩處辦公。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Yet it is feared the Republican leadership could split over the agreement.