Fissure
“Fissure”是名词,指长而窄的开口或裂缝,特别是在岩石或土地中;比喻意义上的分裂或分歧。
- “A deep fissure appeared in the ground after the earthquake.” (地震后,地面上出现了一条深裂缝。)
- “The fissure in the rock was too narrow to climb through.” (岩石中的裂缝太窄,无法爬过。)
- “A fissure developed in their relationship after the disagreement.” (在分歧之后,他们的关系出现了裂痕。)
“Fissure”来自拉丁语”fissura”(“裂缝、分裂”),来自”fissus”(“fissus”的过去分词),来自”findere”(“分裂、劈开”)。
“Fissure”由词根”fiss-”(分裂)+ 后缀”-ure”(名词,表示结果)构成。
“Fissure”常用于描述物理裂缝或比喻意义上的分歧,在地质学、医学和文学语境中特别常见。
- 动词形式: “fissure”(使分裂)
- 形容词形式: “fissured”(有裂缝的)
“Fissure”的音标是/ˈfɪʃər/,可以联想”fiss-”(分裂)+ “-ure”(结果),想象分裂的结果。
“The earthquake created a massive fissure that split the road in two. The fissure was so deep that it seemed to go on forever, a reminder of the powerful forces beneath the earth’s surface.” (地震造成了一条巨大的裂缝,将道路一分为二。裂缝如此之深,似乎永远延伸下去,提醒人们地球表面下的强大力量。)