/ˈfrægmənt/1
- a small part broken or separated off something碎片, 碎块, 破片：
small fragments of pottery, glass, and tiles.
陶器、玻璃和瓦的小碎片。
1.1
- an isolated or incomplete part of something片断, 片段; 不完整的部分：
Nathan remembered fragments of that conversation.
内森想起了那次谈话的一些片段。
/frægˈment/
- break or cause to break into fragments裂成碎片; 使裂成碎片：
no obj. Lough Erne fragmented into a series of lakes.厄恩湖被分成几个湖泊。
派生词
fragmental
adjective （chiefly Geology 【主地质】）词源
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin fragmentum, from frangere 'to break'.