
lacuna
词源
源自拉丁语 'lacuna'(意为'坑、池、空白'),与 'lacus'(湖)同源。17世纪进入英语。
noun
❶ 指文本、知识或记录中的空白或缺失部分,常表示因信息不完整而造成的理解困难。
“The historian noticed a lacuna in the ancient manuscript where several pages were missing.”
(历史学家注意到古代手稿中有几页缺失造成的空白。)
“There is a significant lacuna in our understanding of this historical period.”
(我们对这一历史时期的理解存在重大空白。)
❶ 在生物学中,指骨骼或组织中的小腔隙或空隙。
“The microscope revealed tiny lacunae in the bone tissue.”
(显微镜显示骨组织中有微小的腔隙。)
“Osteocytes reside within the lacunae of compact bone.”
(骨细胞位于致密骨的腔隙中。)
常见短语
fill a lacuna — 填补空白,指补充缺失的信息或知识。
“This new discovery helps to fill a lacuna in our understanding of early human migration.”
(这一新发现有助于填补我们对早期人类迁徙认识的空白。)
lacuna in the law — 法律空白,指法律体系中未被涵盖的领域或漏洞。
“The case revealed a troubling lacuna in the law regarding digital privacy.”
(该案件揭示了数字隐私法律方面令人担忧的空白。)