1560s, from Middle French compartiment "part partitioned off" (16c.), through Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri "to divide," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + partis, genitive of pars "part" (see part (n.)).
权威例句
1. Water in the engine compartment is sucked away by a hose.
发动机舱里的水由一条软管抽走。
2. There wasn't enough room in the baggage compartment for all the gear.
行李舱没有足够的空间放下所有的工具。
3. The compartment is plenty big enough.
这个隔间足够大了。
4. The desk has a secret compartment.
这书桌有一个暗格。
5. The babble of voices in the next compartment annoyed all of us.