friable
英 ['fraɪəb(ə)l]
美['fraɪəbl]
- adj. 易碎的；脆弱的
助记提示
1. fritter => friable.
中文词源
friable 易碎的
来自拉丁语friare, 磨擦，词源同friction. 即易磨的，易碎的。
英英释意
- 1. easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder;
- "friable sandstone"
- "friable carcinomatous tissue"
- "friable curds formed in the stomach"
- 2. (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency;
- "light sandy soil"
英文词源
- friable (adj.)
- 1560s, from Middle French friable (16c.) and directly from Latin friabilis "easily crumbled or broken," from friare "rub away, crumble into small pieces," related to fricare "to rub" (see friction). Related: Friability.
实用场景例句
- friable soil
- 松散土壤
牛津词典
- Note the areas of dark red friable mucosa representing Barrett esophagus.
- 暗红色碎片状黏膜提示Barrett食管.
期刊摘选
- The friable boxes arrived intact.
- 这些易碎的箱子完整无损地运到了。
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