debris
英['debri?;'de?bri?]
美[d?'bri]
- n. 碎片，殘骸
- n. (Debris)人名；(法)德布里
助記提示
1. break, breaks => debris.
2. 諧音“掉缽了碎”-----掉在地上的研缽碎了。
中文詞源
debris 殘骸
de-, 分開，散開。-bris, 破開，詞源同break, brittle. 即破成殘骸的。
英文詞源
- debris (n.)
- 1708, from French débris "remains, waste, rubbish" (16c.), from obsolete debriser "break down, crush," from Old French de- (see de-) + briser "to break," from Late Latin brisare, possibly of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish brissim "I break").
雙語例句
- 1. Spencer waded through the debris of broken chairs and beer bottles.
- 斯潘塞艱難地邁過一堆破椅子和碎啤酒瓶。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The streets are still full of debris from two nights of rioting.
- 街道上仍到處可見連續兩晚的騷亂留下的殘跡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was buried under the debris for several hours.
- 他被埋在廢墟下面達好幾個小時。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Rainfall had dislodged debris from the slopes of the volcano.
- 雨水沖走了火山坡面上的巖屑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Forensic experts carried out a painstaking search of the debris.
- 法醫專家對殘骸進行了極其仔細的搜索。
來自柯林斯例句