"divide and conquer" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 分而治之

Definition

一種策略，將大問題或大團體分成小部分，讓控制、解決或削弱對方更容易。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於政治、商業、歷史等語境，既可正面（解決問題），也常帶負面（操縱、分裂對手）色彩。類似用語有「分化瓦解」。

Examples

Many leaders use divide and conquer strategies to stay in power.

許多領導人使用**分而治之**的策略來維持權力。

The manager solved the big project with a divide and conquer approach.

經理用**分而治之**的方法解決了這個大項目。

Teachers use divide and conquer to handle large groups of students.

老師們用**分而治之**來管理許多學生。

The company played its top employees against each other—classic divide and conquer.

公司讓頂尖員工互相競爭——典型的**分而治之**。

If we use divide and conquer, we can break this huge problem into smaller, manageable pieces.

如果我們採取**分而治之**，就能把這個大問題分成容易處理的小部分。

Politicians sometimes rely on divide and conquer to prevent groups from uniting against them.

政客有時依靠**分而治之**，以防團體聯合反對他們。