1
detritus of [noun phrase]
表示来源或起源。
The river carries the detritus of the mountains.
河流携带山区的碎石。
碎屑；残骸
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
碎屑；残骸
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
The river carries the detritus of the mountains.
河流携带山区的碎石。
被冰、冰川或侵蚀破坏的岩石碎片
Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
被破坏或分解后的残留物
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
来自腐烂动植物的有机废料
Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
岩石磨损产生的松散物质(如碎石、泥沙等)
loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
After the flood, the streets were covered with detritus from the damaged houses.
洪水过后，街道上满是受损房屋留下的碎屑。
The archaeologists carefully sifted through the detritus of the ancient city.
考古学家仔细筛检古城留下的残骸。
Wind and rain slowly turn rocks into detritus that forms new soil.
风和雨水慢慢把岩石变成形成新土壤的碎屑。
表示来源或起源。
The river carries the detritus of the mountains.
河流携带山区的碎石。
强调原因或来源。
The garden is full of detritus from the storm.
花园里满是暴风雨后的碎屑。
detritus作主语，谓语动词用单数。
Detritus covers the forest floor.
碎屑覆盖了森林地面。
Not this
The earthquake left many detritus on the road.
Use this
The earthquake left a lot of detritus on the road.
“detritus”是不可数名词，不能用“many”修饰，应使用“a lot of”或“much”。
Not this
The detritus effects of pollution are serious.
Use this
The detrimental effects of pollution are serious.
“detritus”是名词，不能作形容词修饰“effects”，应改用形容词“detrimental”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
有机碎屑
The forest floor is covered with organic detritus from fallen leaves.
森林地表覆盖着落叶产生的有机碎屑。
冰川碎屑
Valleys in this region are filled with glacial detritus left by ancient ice sheets.
这个地区的山谷里充满了古老冰盖留下的冰川碎屑。
岩石碎屑
Rock detritus from the mountainside accumulated at the foot of the slope.
山腰上的岩石碎屑堆积在山坡脚下。
城市废弃物
After the festival, the park was covered with urban detritus such as plastic bottles and food wrappers.
节日过后，公园里到处都是塑料瓶和食品包装纸等城市废弃物。
战争的残骸
The documentary shows civilians trying to rebuild their lives amid the detritus of war.
这部纪录片展示了平民在战争的残骸中努力重建生活的情景。
Use detritus naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
tri 发音像 try，试着踩碎岩石，留下的碎屑就是 detritus。
语域：formal 常见场景：geology、ecology、formal writing detritus 通常用于正式或科技性语境，多出现在地质学、生态学或书面描述中；日常口语中较少使用。
Titus 与 detritus 押韵（/aɪtəs/）。trite、triton、trident 都有 tri- 且读 /traɪ/，但词尾不同，不押韵。注意 debris 读 /dəˈbriː/，detriment 读 /ˈdetrɪmənt/，拼写或意思相近但发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.