| 释义 |
de·tri·tus
\-rīd.əs, -ītəs\ noun
(plural detritus)
Etymology: French détritus, from Latin detritus, past participle of deterere
1. : loose material that results directly from rock disintegration or abrasion especially when composed of rock fragments
2. : a product of disintegration or wearing away : fragment or fragmentary material
< the detritus of a conflagration >
< ballads formed from the detritus of an old epic poem >
< a detritus of broken-down bodily tissue > |