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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarydis·sect \dī-ˈsekt also di-, ˈdī-ˌ\ verb ETYMOLOGY Latin dissectus, past participle of dissecare to cut apart, from dis- + secare to cut — more at saw DATE 1598transitive verb1. to separate into pieces : expose the several parts of (as an animal) for scientific examination2. to analyze and interpret minutely dissect a problemintransitive verb: to make a dissectionSynonyms: see analyze• dis·sec·tor \-ˈsek-tər\ nounEnglish Etymologydissect c.1600, from L. dissect-, pp. stem of dissecare (see dissection). Related: Dissected; dissecting.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7dissectdis·sect / di5sekt; dai- / verb[VN] 1. to cut up a dead person, animal or plant in order to study it 解剖(人或动植物)2. to study sth closely and / or discuss it in great detail 仔细研究；详细评论；剖析: Her latest novel was dissected by the critics. 评论家对她最近出版的一部小说作了详细剖析。 3. to divide sth into smaller pieces, areas, etc. 把…分成小块: The city is dissected by a network of old canals. 古老的运河网将这座城市分割开来。 • dis·sec·tion / di5sekFn; dai- / noun [U, C] : anatomical dissection 解剖分析 Your enjoyment of a novel can suffer from too much analysis and dissection. 对一部小说过多的剖析可能会影响你对它的欣赏。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionv. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: SEPARATE 1, break up, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, divide, part, sever, sunder 2 Synonyms: CUT 5, carve, cleave, dissever, sever, slice, split, sunder Related Words: penetrate, pierce, probe 3 Synonyms: ANALYZE, anatomize, break down, decompose, decompound, resolveWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgeddis·sect\də̇ˈsekt also ÷(ˈ)dī|s-\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Latin dissectus, past participle of dissecare to cut apart, from dis- apart + secare to cut — more at dis-, sawtransitive verb1. : to divide or separate into parts2. a. : to cut so as to separate into pieces or to expose the several parts and their locations and connections especially with precision and deftness for scientific examination; specifically : to separate or follow along natural lines of cleavage (as through connective tissue) < dissect out the regional lymph nodes > < a dissecting aneurysm > b. : to divide and separate into different phases, items, or parts and to examine, interpret, or evaluate minutely < dissecting the claims of John Quincy Adams to the support of abolitionists — William MacDonald > < those words which it is the business of criticism to dissect and reassemble — T.S.Eliot > c. : to cut or divide (land) into hills and ridges with valleys between— used especially of a river d. : to break up for colors in printing3. : to separate out for special attention or different treatment or consideration : isolate out — used with out < pupils … often could not dissect out the subject or object in a Miltonic sentence — H.R.Warfel >intransitive verb1. : to make a medical dissection2. : to analyze and evaluate something in great detailSynonyms: see analyze

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