🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

细分

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xì fēn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Segmentation/ˌsɛɡmɛnˈteɪʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"市场的细分有助于公司更好地理解客户需求。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of dividing something into parts or sections.

    "The segmentation of the market allowed the company to target specific consumer groups more effectively."
  2. 2

    In biology, the division of an organism into segments.

    "The segmentation of the body in certain species of worms is a fascinating aspect of their anatomy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'segmentation' originates from the Latin word 'segmentum', meaning 'a piece cut off'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 19th century, primarily used in biological and marketing contexts to denote the division of a whole into parts.

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