"articles of (women's) clothing that may be worn in various combinations," 1945, from separate (adj.). As a noun, separate is attested from 1610s in the sense "separatist."
权威例句
1. What separates terrorism from other acts of violence?
恐怖主义和其他暴力行为的区别是什么?
2. A chasm separates my generation from my parents '.
分歧使我这一代人不同于我父母那一代.
3. The Bering StraIt'separates Asia and America.
白令海峡隔开了亚洲和美洲.
4. The Atlantic Ocean separates America from Europe.
大西洋把美洲和欧洲分隔开来.
5. The single most important factor that separates ordinary photographs from good photographs is the lighting.