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.
rift 双语例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I felt that might well mend the rift between them.
我觉得那样做也许可以让他们冰释前嫌。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute.