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。
- “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。)
- “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。)
- “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。)