striation
striation — 名詞
- striationsingular
- striationsplural
1. a long narrow line or streak of colour that stands out from the surrounding surf
條紋
與周圍顏色不同的細長條紋
a long narrow line or streak of colour that stands out from the surrounding surface — for example, the light-coloured lines you might see on a dark mineral or on certain plant leaves
The polished stone showed thin golden striations running through its dark surface.
這塊拋光石材的表面有纖細的金色條紋穿過深色部分。
collocation: golden/white/dark + striations
Liang noticed faint white striations on the cliff wall near the old mine entrance.
Liang 注意到礦坑入口附近的峭壁上依稀可見白色的條紋。
Each striation on the beetle's shell shimmered with a slightly different blue hue.
甲蟲殼上的每一道條紋都閃爍著略微不同的藍色光澤。
The leaves had pale yellow striations spreading outward from their central veins.
葉片上淡黃色的條紋從中央葉脈向外延伸。
文法句型
striation + of + colour
plural: striations
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form (striations) when describing visible patterns made up of multiple lines.
常見錯誤
2. a set of parallel narrow grooves or ridges cut into a surface, forming a repeati
平行紋理
表面平行的線條或凹槽紋
a set of parallel narrow grooves or ridges cut into a surface, forming a repeating pattern that is studied as a whole — for instance, marks left by glacial movement on bedrock or by machining on a metal plate; this sense covers the overall arrangement, not individual scratches (sense 3) or colour streaks (sense 1)
The glacier left parallel striations across the entire surface of the exposed bedrock.
冰川在裸露的岩床表面留下了平行的條紋。
collocation: parallel striations
Faisal studied the fine striations on the cut metal under a bright desk lamp.
Faisal 在明亮的桌燈下仔細觀察金屬切面的細紋。
A pattern of dark striations covered the old wooden floor near the workshop bench.
舊木地板靠近工作檯的地方布滿了深色平行紋理。
Geologists use the direction of striations on rocks to map ancient ice flow paths.
地質學家利用岩石上條紋的方向來繪製古代冰河的流動路徑。
文法句型
striation + of + noun
plural: striations
用法筆記
Common in geology to describe the parallel marks left on rock surfaces by glacial movement.
3. a single very fine groove or scratch on a surface, examined in isolation as a di
細溝
微小平行的凹槽或刮痕
a single very fine groove or scratch on a surface, examined in isolation as a distinguishing feature — for example, the marks on a bullet casing used for forensic matching, or the thin lines visible in muscle tissue under a microscope; unlike sense 2, which describes the overall pattern of grooves across a broad area
The bullet's surface had microscopic striations that matched the suspect's weapon.
彈頭表面有顯微級的細溝，與嫌疑人的槍枝特徵吻合。
collocation: microscopic striations
Anjali examined the tiny striations on the microchip under a laboratory microscope.
Anjali 在實驗室的顯微鏡下檢查晶片上的微小細溝。
Deep striations on the knife blade showed where it had scraped against rough stone.
刀刃上的深溝顯示它曾在粗糙的石頭上刮擦過。
The fine striations in the muscle tissue were visible only under high magnification.
肌肉組織中的細小紋路只有在高倍放大下才看得見。
文法句型
striation + on + surface
microscopic striations
用法筆記
Frequently used in forensic science (ballistics, tool marks) and biology (muscle tissue structure).