interstice
/ɪnˈtɜːstɪs/noun
(一般作 interstices)
- an intervening space, especially a very small one空隙, 间隙, 裂隙, 缝隙：
sunshine filtered through the interstices of the arching trees.
阳光透过弧形树顶枝杈的缝隙穿射下来。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin interstitium, from intersistere 'stand between'， from inter- 'between' + sistere 'to stand'.