fragment

fragment
noun
  1. a small part broken or separated off something
    碎片,碎块,破片
    small fragments of pottery, glass, and tiles.
    陶器、玻璃和瓦片的小碎片。
    ■an isolated or incomplete part of something
    片断,片段;不完整的部分
    Nathan remembered fragments of that conversation.
    内森想起了那次谈话的一些片段。
verb
  1. break or cause to break into fragments
    裂成碎片;使裂成碎片
    [no obj.]Lough Erne fragmented into a series of lakes.
    厄恩湖被分成几个湖泊。
派生
fragmental
adjective
  1. (chiefly Geology 主地质).)
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French, or from Latin fragmentum, from frangere 'to break'
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