friable

IPA/ˈfraɪəbl/
IPA/ˈfraɪəbl/

friable — 形容詞

  • friablepositive
  • friablercomparative
  • friablestsuperlative

1. describes a dry, brittle substance that breaks or crumbles into very small piece

1.形容詞C1
釋義

易碎的

乾燥物質按壓即碎裂成粉的質地

describes a dry, brittle substance that breaks or crumbles into very small pieces or powder when you press or rub it lightly

例句

Years of wind and rain made the sandstone wall near Vikram's house friable and crumbly.

多年的風雨侵蝕使 Vikram 家附近的砂岩牆變得易碎而疏鬆。

become + friable (linking verb pattern)

Minho tapped the dry, friable soil from the orchid roots before repotting it.

Minho 在為蘭花換盆前，輕輕將乾燥疏鬆的土壤從根部拍落。

collocation: friable soil

常見搭配
  • friable soil
  • friable rock
  • friable plaster
  • friable bones
  • friable material
  • friable texture
同義詞
  • crumbly

    less formal and more common in everyday English; friable is the technical counterpart

  • brittle

    overlapping but describes breakage into hard, sharp pieces rather than crumbling into powder

  • powdery

    describes the resulting texture rather than the physical property of breaking apart easily

反義詞
  • tough

    resists breaking or crumbling

  • firm

    does not yield to pressure or crumble

文法句型

friable + noun

become / be + friable

用法筆記

A formal or technical term. Most often found in geology (describing rock and soil), medicine (describing brittle bones), and cooking (describing crumbly pastry or cheese). Not used for materials that break into sharp shards, such as glass or ceramic — those are described as brittle rather than friable.

常見錯誤

The glass window was friable after the accident.
The glass window shattered into sharp shards
friable describes materials that crumble into powder, not glass.' — friable only applies to substances that break into small fragments or powder when pressed.

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