fissure
Fissure 这个词源于拉丁语的 findo,意思是“劈开,分裂,分开,划分”。Fissure 的意思是“裂缝,裂隙,裂口”,通常指在岩石或土壤中由于破裂或分离而形成的长而窄的缝隙或开口。例如:
The earthquake caused a large fissure in the ground. (地震在地面上造成了一条大裂缝。)
The doctor examined the fissure in his patient’s lung. (医生检查了他的病人肺部的裂隙。)
Fissure 的近义词有 crack, crevice, rift, split 等,它们都可以表示“裂缝,裂隙”的意思,但有一些细微的区别:
Crack 是最常用的词,指任何形状或大小的裂缝或断裂。例如:
There was a crack in the window. (窗户上有一道裂缝。)
He cracked his knuckles. (他咔嚓咔嚓地弹指关节。)
Crevice 指一种深而狭窄的裂缝,通常在岩石或墙壁上。例如:
He found a spider hiding in a crevice. (他发现一只蜘蛛藏在一个缝隙里。)
The climbers had to squeeze through the crevices. (登山者不得不挤过那些裂缝。)
Rift 指一种由于地质运动而造成的大而深的裂缝或断层。例如:
The Great Rift Valley is a geological feature in Africa. (大裂谷是非洲的一个地质特征。)
A rift opened up between the two continents. (两大洲之间出现了一个断层。)
Split 指一种由于撕裂或切割而造成的开口或分离。例如:
She split the apple in half. (她把苹果劈成两半。)
His pants split when he bent over. (他弯腰时裤子撕开了。)