n.尖碎片；分裂出來的小派別

v.破裂；組成小派別

adj.分離的；分裂的(政黨等)

I got a splinter in my finger while I was moving the boxes. 我在搬箱子的時候手指頭上扎了一根刺。

Several firms have splintered off from the original company. 從原公司分離出好幾個企業(yè)。

They disagreed with the party's decision,so they form a splinter group. 他們不同意自己黨的決議，于是組成了分裂出來的小派別。