| 释义 |
in·ter·stice
\ə̇n.ˈtərstə̇s, -tə̄s-, -təis-\ noun
(plural interstic·es \÷-stəˌsēz, -stə̇sə̇z\)
Etymology: French, from Late Latin interstitium, from Latin interstitus (past participle of intersistere to stand still or stop in the middle of something, from inter- + sistere to place, stand) + -ium (n. suffix) — more at solstice
1. : a space that intervenes between one thing and another : a space between things (as the parts of a body) closely set : crack, crevice, interval
< interstices of a wall >
< the interstices of network >
2.
a. : an interval of time
b. interstices plural : the intervals that the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders in the Roman Catholic Church |