mosaic
/məʊˈzeɪɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [mozˈeɪk] /məʊˈzeɪɪk/ (ame, ipa) · [mozˈeɪk] /mō-ˈzā-ik/ (ame, mw) · /məʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [mozˈeɪk] /moʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ (ame, ipa)
mosaic — noun
- mosaicsingular
- mosaicsplural
1. a decorative picture or surface built from many tiny pieces of stone, glass, or
a decorative picture or surface built from many tiny pieces of stone, glass, or tile set side by side; the word can also mean this craft itself.
Visitors stopped to photograph the Roman mosaic beside the old bath.
Roman mosaic as a finished artwork
Dewi made a flower mosaic from cracked cups and sea-blue tiles.
make a mosaic from + material
The hotel lobby keeps a bird mosaic from the town's first station.
At night class, Aoi learned mosaic by covering a tray with shells.
文法句型
a mosaic of + material/theme
make/create + a mosaic
用法筆記
Often names both the finished picture and the craft of making it.
2. something that looks as if many small coloured parts have been fitted together i
something that looks as if many small coloured parts have been fitted together into one design.
From the hill, the rice fields looked like a green and gold mosaic.
look like + a mosaic
Morning sunlight threw a shifting mosaic across the classroom floor.
The market roofs made a bright mosaic after the rain cleared.
Satellite images turned the farms into a mosaic of neat squares.
文法句型
a mosaic of + colours/shapes
look like + a mosaic
用法筆記
Often follows 'of' when many small parts create one visible pattern.
3. a whole made by bringing many different kinds of people, things, or ideas togeth
a whole made by bringing many different kinds of people, things, or ideas together.
The neighborhood is a mosaic of food stalls, temples, and repair shops.
a mosaic of + different local elements
Her playlist became a mosaic of jazz, hip-hop, and old film songs.
Modern Taipei is a mosaic of tower blocks, tea houses, and lanes.
The exhibition presents a mosaic of family stories from the fishing coast.
文法句型
a mosaic of + groups/ideas
become + a mosaic of + elements
用法筆記
Used for an overall mix, not for one visible picture like sense 2.
4. a living thing whose body contains groups of cells that do not all share the sam
a living thing whose body contains groups of cells that do not all share the same genetic makeup.
Doctors found the baby was a mosaic with two different cell lines.
be a mosaic with + cell lines
The lab report described the plant as a mosaic after tissue testing.
Researchers confirmed the bird was a mosaic, so only some feathers changed.
In class, Owen learned that a mosaic can carry more than one genotype.
文法句型
be + a mosaic
a mosaic with + cell lines
用法筆記
Used mainly in genetics and developmental biology, often after 'be'.
mosaic — adjective
- mosaicpositive
- more mosaiccomparative
- most mosaicsuperlative
1. made from or decorated with many small pieces set together into a pattern.
made from or decorated with many small pieces set together into a pattern.
The cafe entrance has mosaic steps in red, white, and black.
mosaic + steps/floor/wall
Élise bought a mosaic lamp that throws stars onto the ceiling.
Workers lifted the mosaic floor piece by piece before the flood arrived.
The museum reopened its mosaic hall after months of careful cleaning.
文法句型
mosaic + floor/wall/lamp
mosaic + tiles/pattern
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns such as floor, wall, lamp, or tile.