英语单词

detritus是什么意思

detritus

英 [dɪ'traɪtəs] 美 [dɪ'traɪtəs]
  • n. 碎石,[地质] 岩屑

中文词源


detritus 碎屑

de-, 向下,离开。-trit, 转,磨,词源同turn, attrition. 即磨下来的碎屑。

英文词源


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.

双语例句


1. organic detritus from fish and plants
鱼和植物的有机残渣

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2. Detritus usually consists of gravel, sand and clay.
岩屑通常是由砂砾, 沙和粘土组成的.

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3. A channel is no sooner cut than it chokes in its own detritus.
一个河道刚被切割了不久,很快又被它自己的碎屑物质所充塞.

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4. The profile is established in response to the amount and type of detritus available.
剖面的建立有赖于碎屑物补给的数量和类型.

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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.

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