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