- 1(骨頭的)骨折、裂痕；(動詞)使破裂、使分裂
A fracture is a crack or break, most often used for bones — 'a fracture in his arm' means the bone is cracked or broken, though not always into separate pieces (a small crack is often called a 'hairline fracture'). Doctors use 'fracture' because it can describe a small crack, not only a full break. 'Fracture' is also a verb — to fracture something is to crack or break it, and it can be used about relationships or groups too, meaning they split apart: 'the disagreement fractured the team.'
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組成From Latin frangere, meaning 'to break.'
同家族的字
- fragileshares the same Latin root frangere, meaning to break
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
fracturenoun/ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/
- 1
An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
- Hall found the immediate cause at Rickerscote to have been the complete fracture of an axle on STS 53241, the freight train's ninth wagon. The fracture had been caused by fatigue initiated by corrosion pitting on the axle surface.
- 2
medicinesciencesA break in bone or cartilage.
- 3
geographygeologynatural-sciencesA fault or crack in a rock.
fractureverb/ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/
- 1
To break, or cause something to break.
- 2
slangTo amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides.
- “You fracture me, Frankie,” Patsy said. “You should take that act on the road. Howsabout now?” This is the way it would go whenever I showed up at Patsy's, a dual of digs and wisecracks with the disapproving groans of those within earshot.
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