detritus
英 [d?'tra?t?s]
美[d?'tra?t?s]
- n. 碎石，[地質(zhì)] 巖屑
GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
detritus 碎屑
de-, 向下，離開。-trit, 轉(zhuǎn)，磨，詞源同turn, attrition. 即磨下來的碎屑。
英文詞源
- detritus (n.)
- 1795, "process of erosion," from Latin detritus "a wearing away," from detri-, stem of detere "wear away" (see detriment). Geological sense of "matter produced by erosion" is 1802, probably from French detritus; incorrect, in any case.
雙語例句
- 1. organic detritus from fish and plants
- 魚和植物的有機(jī)殘?jiān)?/dd>
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Detritus usually consists of gravel, sand and clay.
- 巖屑通常是由砂礫, 沙和粘土組成的.
來自辭典例句
- 3. A channel is no sooner cut than it chokes in its own detritus.
- 一個(gè)河道剛被切割了不久,很快又被它自己的碎屑物質(zhì)所充塞.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The profile is established in response to the amount and type of detritus available.
- 剖面的建立有賴于碎屑物補(bǔ)給的數(shù)量和類型.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Flora of clay desert is similar to that of detritus desert.
- 粘土荒漠上的植物和碎石荒漠上的植物相似.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)