1795, "process of erosion," from Latin detritus "a wearing away," from detri-, stem of detere "wear away" (see detriment). Geological sense of "matter produced by erosion" is 1802, probably from French detritus; incorrect, in any case.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. organic detritus from fish and plants
魚和植物的有機(jī)殘?jiān)?/dd>
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Detritus usually consists of gravel, sand and clay.
巖屑通常是由砂礫, 沙和粘土組成的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. A channel is no sooner cut than it chokes in its own detritus.
一個(gè)河道剛被切割了不久,很快又被它自己的碎屑物質(zhì)所充塞.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. The profile is established in response to the amount and type of detritus available.
剖面的建立有賴于碎屑物補(bǔ)給的數(shù)量和類型.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. Flora of clay desert is similar to that of detritus desert.