lattice
/ˈlætɪs/noun
1- a structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used typically as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants(用木条或金属条搭成的方格或菱形格结构, 多用作屏风、栅栏或攀缘植物支架的)花格结构, 格构。
1.1
- an interlaced structure or pattern resembling this交错结构; 花格图案:
the lattice of branches above her.
她头顶上方纵横交错的树枝。
1.2
- Physics a regular repeated three-dimensional arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in a metal or other crystalline solid【物理】(金属或其他晶体的)格(点)。
词源
Middle English: from Old French lattis, from latte 'lath', of Germanic origin.