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Interstice

“Interstice” 是一个名词,指物体表面或各部分之间极其细小的缝隙、裂缝或间隙。这是一个文学性或技术性较强的词汇。

  1. “Dust had settled in the interstices of the old wooden floor.” (灰尘已经落在了旧木地板的缝隙里。)
  2. “Small plants managed to grow in the interstices between the stones of the wall.” (小植物竟然在墙石间的缝隙里长了出来。)
  3. “Sunlight streamed through the interstices of the thick leaves.” (阳光透过茂密叶片间的缝隙洒了下来。)

源于中世纪英语晚期,来自拉丁语 interstitium,由 inter-(在…之间)+ stare(站立)组成。

  • 前缀: inter- (在…之间)
  • 词根: st (来自 stare,站立)
  • 后缀: -ice (名词后缀)

这个词在物理学中常用来描述原子或晶体结构之间的微小空隙(interstitial space)。在文学中,它也常被用来比喻法律或社会体系中的“漏洞”或“边缘地带”。

  • 相关形式: interstitial (形容词 - 间隙的,插页的)。

inter (之间) + st (站立)。想象在两面巨大的墙之间,有一些很细微的“空位”可以站立。

The ancient coins were so small that many had slipped into the narrow interstices between the floorboards and remained hidden for centuries until the house was renovated. (这些古钱币非常小,以至于许多都滑进了地板之间的狭窄缝隙,并在那里隐藏了几个世纪,直到房子被翻新。)