
fractured
词源
源自拉丁语 fractura(断裂),通过古法语 fracturer 进入英语,词根 frangere 意为“打破”。
adjective
❶ 指物体因外力作用而出现裂痕或断裂的状态,常用于描述骨头、玻璃等硬物的物理损伤。
“The X-ray showed a fractured wrist.”
(X光片显示手腕骨折。)
“He walked carefully with his fractured leg.”
(他拖着骨折的腿小心翼翼地行走。)
❶ 比喻关系、组织或系统因矛盾而分裂瓦解的状态,强调不完整或混乱。
“Their friendship was fractured after the argument.”
(争吵后他们的友谊破裂了。)
“The country has a fractured political system.”
(该国的政治体系四分五裂。)
verb
❶ 使某物破裂或断裂的动作,常用于医学或工程领域描述损伤过程。
“The impact fractured his collarbone.”
(撞击导致他的锁骨骨折。)
“Extreme pressure can fracture the rock.”
(极大压力会使岩石断裂。)
常见短语
fractured relationship — 形容因冲突或误解而变得紧张疏远的人际关系,常见于情感或合作语境。
“Years of distrust led to a fractured relationship between the two companies.”
(多年的不信任导致两家公司关系破裂。)
fractured society — 描述因种族、阶级或意识形态分歧而分裂的社会状态,具有负面含义。
“The civil war left behind a deeply fractured society.”
(内战导致社会严重分裂。)