a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece (木头、玻璃等材料的)碎片,裂片,尖片 a splinter of ice. 一块碎冰。
verb
break or cause to break into small sharp fragments (使)裂成碎片 [no obj.]the soap box splintered. 肥皂盒裂成碎片。 the party had begun to splinter into factions. 这个党开始分裂成几个小派别。 [with obj.]he crashed into a fence, splintering the wooden barricade. 他撞到了栅栏上,把木条都撞裂了。
派生 splintery adjective 语源
Middle English: from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter; related to splint