noun · the muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals

隔膜在呼吸过程中起着关键作用。

noun · socially distant or divided by a lack of mutual understanding and emotional connection

由于缺乏沟通，他们夫妻之间产生了隔膜。

noun · lacking specialized knowledge or being unversed in a particular subject

我对这门深奥的学科感到非常隔膜。