mosaic
/məʊˈzeɪɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [mozˈeɪk] /məʊˈzeɪɪk/ (ame, ipa) · [mozˈeɪk] /mō-ˈzā-ik/ (ame, mw) · /məʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [mozˈeɪk] /moʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/ (ame, ipa)
mosaic — 名詞
- mosaicsingular
- mosaicsplural
1. a decorative picture or surface built from many tiny pieces of stone, glass, or
馬賽克
以小石片或玻璃拼成的圖畫或工藝
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.
遊客停下來拍攝那座古老浴場旁邊的羅馬馬賽克。
Roman mosaic as a finished artwork
Dewi made a flower mosaic from cracked cups and sea-blue tiles.
Dewi 用裂開的杯片和海藍色磁磚做了一幅花卉馬賽克。
make a mosaic from + material
The hotel lobby keeps a bird mosaic from the town's first station.
那家飯店大廳保存著一幅來自小鎮第一座車站的鳥形馬賽克。
At night class, Aoi learned mosaic by covering a tray with shells.
在夜間課上，Aoi 學做馬賽克，用貝殼鋪滿一只托盤。
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
馬賽克狀
由許多小色塊組成的圖樣
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.
從山坡上看去，那片稻田像一幅綠金交錯的馬賽克狀圖樣。
look like + a mosaic
Morning sunlight threw a shifting mosaic across the classroom floor.
晨光在教室地板上投下不斷變動的馬賽克狀光紋。
The market roofs made a bright mosaic after the rain cleared.
雨停後，市場的屋頂構成一片明亮的馬賽克狀圖案。
Satellite images turned the farms into a mosaic of neat squares.
衛星影像把那些農地變成一幅由整齊方塊組成的馬賽克狀圖樣。
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
綜合體
由多種不同部分組成的整體
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.
這個社區是由小吃攤、寺廟與修理店組成的綜合體。
a mosaic of + different local elements
Her playlist became a mosaic of jazz, hip-hop, and old film songs.
她的播放清單變成爵士、嘻哈與老電影歌曲的綜合體。
Modern Taipei is a mosaic of tower blocks, tea houses, and lanes.
現代台北是高樓、茶館與巷弄交織而成的綜合體。
The exhibition presents a mosaic of family stories from the fishing coast.
這場展覽呈現出一個由漁村家族故事構成的綜合體。
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
鑲嵌體
體內含不同基因細胞的生物
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.
醫師發現那名嬰兒是鑲嵌體，體內有兩種不同的細胞系。
be a mosaic with + cell lines
The lab report described the plant as a mosaic after tissue testing.
組織檢測後，實驗室報告把那株植物描述成鑲嵌體。
Researchers confirmed the bird was a mosaic, so only some feathers changed.
研究人員確認那隻鳥是鑲嵌體，所以只有部分羽毛發生變化。
In class, Owen learned that a mosaic can carry more than one genotype.
在課堂上，Owen 學到鑲嵌體可以帶有不只一種基因型。
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 — 形容詞
- mosaicpositive
- more mosaiccomparative
- most mosaicsuperlative
1. made from or decorated with many small pieces set together into a pattern.
鑲嵌式的
由許多小片拼成或裝飾而成
made from or decorated with many small pieces set together into a pattern.
The cafe entrance has mosaic steps in red, white, and black.
那家咖啡館入口有紅、白、黑相間的鑲嵌式階梯。
mosaic + steps/floor/wall
Élise bought a mosaic lamp that throws stars onto the ceiling.
Élise 買了一盞鑲嵌式的燈，點亮後會把星形光影投到天花板上。
Workers lifted the mosaic floor piece by piece before the flood arrived.
工人們在洪水到來前，一片一片抬起那塊鑲嵌式地板。
The museum reopened its mosaic hall after months of careful cleaning.
經過數月細心清理後，博物館重新開放那座鑲嵌式大廳。
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.