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fragmentary

UK //ˈfræɡ.mən.tər.i//US //ˈfræɡ.mən.ter.i//

词源

源自拉丁语 'fragmentum'(碎片) + 后缀 '-ary',16世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 指由碎片或不完整部分组成的,缺乏整体性或连贯性。常用于描述信息、记忆或物体零散不完整的状态。

“The archaeologists found only fragmentary remains of the ancient city.”

(考古学家只发现了这座古城的零碎遗迹。)

“Her knowledge of the incident is fragmentary at best.”

(她对事件的了解充其量只是零碎的。)

同义词:incomplete, partial, disjointed, scattered, piecemeal

常见短语

fragmentary evidence — 指不完整或零散的证据,通常难以形成完整结论。

“The police had to work with fragmentary evidence to solve the case.”

(警方不得不依靠零散的证据来破案。)

fragmentary memories — 描述记忆不连贯、只记得某些片段的状态。

“After the accident, she could only recall fragmentary memories of that day.”

(事故发生后,她只能回忆起那天的零碎片段。)