名詞 detritus:

1. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
   同義詞：debris, dust, junk, rubble
2. loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

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n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 detritus
Loose fragments or grains that have been worn away from rock.
巖屑：從巖石上磨損下來的疏松的石粒或碎屑

Disintegrated or eroded matter:
屑粒：碎落或磨損下來的物質(zhì)：
例句：
the detritus of past civilizations.
舊時文明的碎片

Accumulated material; debris:
堆積物；廢墟：
例句：
.Poems, engravings, press releases—he eagerly scrutinizes the detritus of fame.(Carlin Romano)
.詩歌、雕刻、發(fā)表的新聞…，他急切地仔細(xì)地閱讀觀看這些零零碎碎的象征名譽(yù)聲望的物件.(卡林·羅馬諾)

來源：
French détritus
法語 détritus
from Latin dôtrotus [from past participle of] dôterere [to lessen, wear away] * see detriment
源自 拉丁語 dôtrotus [] 源自dôterere的過去分詞 [減耗，磨損] *參見 detriment

【引伸】
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