fragmentary

IPA/ˈfræɡməntri/
KK[frˈæɡməntˌɛri]IPA/ˈfræɡmənteri/

fragmentary — 形容詞

  • fragmentarypositive
  • more fragmentarycomparative
  • most fragmentarysuperlative

1. made up of broken or scattered pieces, with much of the whole thing missing — so

1.形容詞C1
釋義

零碎的

由破碎、不完整的小部分構成

made up of broken or scattered pieces, with much of the whole thing missing — so you cannot get a clear or full picture from what is left.

例句

Archaeologists in Pompeii recovered only fragmentary records of the family's daily life.

龐貝古城的考古學家只找到關於那一家人日常生活的零碎紀錄。

fragmentary + records (typical noun: historical documents)

Eshe's memory of the car crash was fragmentary, just a few sounds and bright lights.

Eshe 對那場車禍的記憶很零碎，只剩下幾個聲音和刺眼的光。

fragmentary + memory (typical noun: cognitive content)

常見搭配
  • fragmentary evidence
  • fragmentary remains
  • fragmentary records
  • fragmentary memories
  • fragmentary knowledge
  • fragmentary account
  • highly fragmentary
  • only fragmentary
同義詞
  • incomplete

    neutral and general; 'fragmentary' adds the sense of being in scattered pieces

  • patchy

    more informal; often used of knowledge, coverage, or quality

  • scrappy

    informal British; suggests poorly put together as well as incomplete

  • disjointed

    stresses lack of logical connection rather than missing pieces

反義詞

用法筆記

Typically modifies abstract nouns about information or memory (records, evidence, reports, memories, knowledge) and physical remains (statue, manuscript, bones). Suggests both incompleteness AND a degree of disorder — different from simply 'incomplete', which can be neutral.

常見錯誤

I have a fragmentary apple.
I have half an apple.
'fragmentary' is not used for ordinary objects that are merely partly eaten or used; it applies to things broken or recorded in scattered pieces.

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常用片語

  • only fragmentary
  • fragmentary at best
  • remain fragmentary