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fragment

UK //ˈfræɡmənt//US //ˈfræɡmənt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'fragmentum'(破碎的部分),通过古法语 'fragment' 进入英语。词根 'frangere' 意为'打破'。

noun

❶ 碎片,指物体破裂后分离出的小块部分,强调不完整或断裂的状态。

“She picked up the fragments of the broken vase.”

(她捡起破碎花瓶的碎片。)

“Archaeologists found fragments of ancient pottery at the site.”

(考古学家在现场发现了古代陶器的碎片。)

❶ 片段,指不完整的文字、音乐或记忆等抽象事物的部分内容。

“He could only recall fragments of the conversation.”

(他只能回忆起对话的片段。)

“The poem exists only in fragments.”

(这首诗仅存片段。)

同义词:piece, portion, bit, shard, scrap

verb

❶ 使破碎,指将某物打碎成小块或分裂成多个部分。

“The explosion fragmented the building into pieces.”

(爆炸将建筑物炸成碎片。)

“Over time, the rock fragmented due to erosion.”

(随着时间的推移,岩石因侵蚀而碎裂。)

❶ 使不完整,指将整体分割或打散,使其失去完整性。

“The editor fragmented the article into smaller sections.”

(编辑将文章分割成更小的部分。)

“His attention was fragmented by constant interruptions.”

(不断的干扰使他的注意力分散。)

同义词:break, shatter, split, divide, disintegrate

常见短语

fragment of evidence — 证据片段,指不完整或零散的证据,常用于法律或调查语境。

“The detective pieced together fragments of evidence to solve the case.”

(侦探拼凑证据片段以破案。)

memory fragment — 记忆碎片,指零散或不完整的记忆,常出现在心理学或文学描述中。

“After the accident, he could only remember memory fragments.”

(事故后,他只能回忆起记忆碎片。)