tessellated
tessellated — 形容詞
- tessellatedpositive
- more tessellatedcomparative
- most tessellatedsuperlative
1. made from many small flat pieces, often stone, glass, or tile, set together so t
鑲嵌的
由小塊材料拼成圖樣的
made from many small flat pieces, often stone, glass, or tile, set together so they cover a surface in a repeated design or picture
The hotel lobby has a tessellated floor of blue and cream tiles.
那家飯店的大廳有一片藍白相間的鑲嵌地板。
collocation: tessellated floor
Workers repaired the tessellated wall beside the old town fountain.
工人修好了舊城噴泉旁那面鑲嵌的牆。
Amihan sketched the tessellated pattern on the mosque ceiling before class.
Amihan 在上課前先描下清真寺天花板上的鑲嵌圖樣。
Tourists photographed the tessellated pavement outside the old church.
遊客拍下了老教堂外那片鑲嵌路面。
The restorer replaced one broken tile in the tessellated border.
修復師把鑲嵌邊框裡一塊破掉的磁磚換掉了。
- mosaic
often names the finished artwork itself; 'tessellated' stays focused on the patterned surface made from fitted pieces
- tiled
broader everyday word; 'tessellated' suggests a deliberate repeated design rather than any surface covered with tiles
- inlaid
usually describes material set into another surface, often wood or metal, not a whole floor or wall pattern
- plain
without decorative patterning or fitted pieces
- unpatterned
lacks the repeated design that defines a tessellated surface
- smooth
stresses an even surface rather than one divided into visible pieces
用法筆記
Most often used for floors, pavements, walls, and ceilings in architecture or decorative art. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes how the surface is built, not just the way its colours are spread across it.
2. showing repeated patches of different colours or tones across the surface, so th
斑紋的
表面呈交錯色塊或格狀花紋的
showing repeated patches of different colours or tones across the surface, so the whole thing looks checkered or mottled
Under the winter sun, the field looked tessellated with pale frost and dark soil.
冬日陽光下，那片田地因霜白和深色泥土交錯，看起來布滿斑紋。
pattern: tessellated with contrasting patches
The butterfly's wings were tessellated with tiny black and orange patches.
那隻蝴蝶的翅膀上有細小的黑橘斑紋。
From the plane, the rice fields below looked tessellated in green and brown blocks.
從飛機上看，下面的稻田像綠褐交錯的斑紋拼布。
Morning light left the cliff face tessellated with pale and dark bands.
晨光讓懸崖表面留下深淺交錯的斑紋。
- checkered
more everyday and often suggests neat square contrasts; 'tessellated' is more formal and can be less regular
- mottled
emphasizes irregular spots or patches, often softer and less grid-like than 'tessellated'
- patterned
very broad; 'tessellated' specifically suggests repeated contrasting sections across a surface
用法筆記
Used mainly in descriptive or scientific writing about skin, wings, land, or light effects. Unlike sense 1, it says nothing about pieces being fitted together; it only describes the visible pattern.