Word · Frequency #15364
fragmentary
零碎的；不完整的；片段的
consisting of small disconnected parts
- 1.
Consisting of fragments; disconnected; scattered.
由碎片组成的；零散的
- 2.
consisting of small disconnected parts
由小而不连贯的部分组成
- 3.
Composed of the fragments of other rocks.
由岩石碎屑组成的
由碎片组成的；零散的；由小而不连贯的部分组成；由岩石碎屑组成的；碎片的；碎屑的
In use
Because the signal was weak, we received only fragmentary radio messages from the ship.
The details she remembered were fragmentary and out of order.
Historians have to work with fragmentary records from that period.
fragmentary remains
fragmentary + noun
fragmentary 常放在名词前作定语，表示某物由零散部分构成。
Archaeologists found only fragmentary pottery at the site.
考古学家在该遗址只发现了零碎的陶器。
be/remain/seem + fragmentary
作表语时，主语常是信息、证据、记录等抽象名词。
The records of this village remain fragmentary.
这个村庄的记录仍然残缺不全。
Connections
Collocations
- fragmentary evidence
- 零碎的证据
- The investigation relies on fragmentary evidence from witnesses.调查依赖目击者提供的零碎证据。
- fragmentary remains
- 残留的碎片；残缺的遗存
- Archaeologists found fragmentary remains of a Roman villa.考古学家发现了一座罗马别墅的残留碎片。
- fragmentary records
- 零散的记录
- Fragmentary records make it hard to trace the family history.零散的记录使追溯家族历史变得困难。
- fragmentary memories
- 零碎的记忆
- She has only fragmentary memories of the accident.她对那场事故只有零碎的记忆。
- fragmentary knowledge
- 零散的知识
- A little fragmentary knowledge can be worse than none.一点零散的知识可能比没有更糟。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fragment（碎片）加上-ary，像打碎的盘子散落一地，记住“碎片般的、不完整的”这个意思。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、literary description、historical accounts 该词多用于正式或书面语境，在学术写作和文学描写中比较常见，日常口语中通常用更普通的词，如 incomplete。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: military, momentary, commentary, voluntary (all end in stressed /ˌtɛri/). Beware lookalikes: elementary and salary are spelled with -ary but pronounced /tri/ and /əri/, so they do not rhyme with fragmentary.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.