de·tri·tus /dɪˈtraɪtəs/
碎石
de·tri·tus /dɪˈtraɪtəs/ 名詞
腐質,碎屑
De·tri·tus n.
1. Geol. A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.
Note: ☞ For large portions, the word débris is used.
2. Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration.
The mass of detritus of which modern languages are composed. --Farrar.
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detritus
n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken
up [syn: debris, dust, junk, rubble]
2: loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn
away from rocks