fragmentariness
fragmentariness — 名詞
1. the condition of something that exists or appears as a collection of incomplete
零碎性
由不完整片段組成，缺乏整體連貫的狀態
the condition of something that exists or appears as a collection of incomplete pieces rather than a complete whole
Noa was frustrated by the fragmentariness of the manuscript — every chapter had missing pages.
Noa 對那本古手稿的零碎性感到挫折——每一章都有缺頁。
uncountable noun describing a quality of evidence or records
The fragmentariness of the archaeological evidence stopped the team from rebuilding the full timeline.
考古證據的零碎性導致團隊無法重建完整的時間線。
Arjun noted the fragmentariness of the witness accounts — not one of the seven matched.
Arjun 注意到目擊者證詞的片段性——七份陳述沒有一份互相吻合。
The fragmentariness of the police report did not prevent Martínez from finding the suspect.
警方報告的零碎性並未阻止 Martínez 找到嫌疑人。
After the accident, Aylin felt the fragmentariness of her memory: whole days gone.
車禍後，Aylin 感覺自己的記憶零碎而不完整——整天的記憶都消失了。
- incompleteness
more general; suggests something is simply not finished, not necessarily broken into pieces
- disjointedness
stronger implication of disorder or lack of logical connection between parts
- piecemeal quality
highlights the gradual, bit-by-bit nature rather than the brokenness
- completeness
the state of having all necessary parts
- coherence
the quality of being logically connected and consistent
用法筆記
Frequently describes abstract nouns such as evidence, records, memory, data, or knowledge. Rarely used in everyday conversation; belongs to academic or analytical writing.