detritus
gb/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/ us/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
C1
Angol
hulladék, törmelék, detritusz, kőzettörmelék, maradvány, szövettörmelék
FŐNÉV
C1
FORMAL
1
Használati minta:
the detritus of [activity/place/time]
By morning, the beach was covered in detritus from the storm.
Reggelre a partot a vihar után szétszórt hulladék borította.
She gathered the detritus of the craft project and threw it away.
Összeszedte a kézműveskedés után maradt hulladékot, és kidobta.
The alley was full of detritus—bottles, wrappers, and scraps of paper.
Példák tanulóknak
There was detritus on the ground after the festival.
A fesztivál után mindenfelé hulladék hevert a földön.
He swept the detritus into a bin.
A szétszórt hulladékot egy kukába söpörte.
Gyakori hiba:
Often confused with detriment (harm) because they look similar; detritus means waste/debris.
Jelentés
scattered waste and debris
Szókapcsolatok
the detritus of everyday life
|the detritus of a party
|clear away the detritus
|sweep up the detritus
|street detritus
|scattered detritus
|detritus on the floor
|left among the detritus
|amid the detritus
|a pile of detritus
Szinonimák
debris (More neutral and common for broken pieces and scattered remains.)
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litter (Emphasizes rubbish thrown or left in public places.)
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rubbish (General term for waste, especially in British English.)
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refuse (More formal term for household or municipal waste.)
Antonimák
cleanliness (The state of being clean and free of waste.)
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order (A tidy, arranged state without scattered mess.)
Témák
daily_life
|environment
|cleaning
Definíció
small pieces of rubbish or unwanted stuff left behind.
waste or debris scattered around, especially the small unwanted things left after an activity or over time.
FŐNÉV
C2
TECHNICAL
2
detritusz
C1
Használati minta:
[detritus] in [ecosystem/place]
In the pond, insects feed on detritus and help recycle nutrients.
A tóban egyes rovarok detritusszal táplálkoznak, és segítik a tápanyagok körforgását.
The forest floor was rich with detritus from fallen leaves and branches.
Az erdő talaja gazdag volt a lehullott levelekből és ágakból származó detrituszban.
Many bottom-dwelling organisms depend on detritus for food.
Példák tanulóknak
Dead leaves become detritus.
Az elhalt levelek detritusszá válnak.
Some animals eat detritus.
Egyes állatok detritusszal táplálkoznak.
Gyakori hiba:
In ecology, detritus is natural dead material, not necessarily human rubbish.
Jelentés
dead organic matter in nature
Szókapcsolatok
leaf detritus
|forest detritus
|stream detritus
|detritus accumulation
|detritus feeders
|detritus-based food web
|detritus layer
|break down detritus
|detritus particles
|detritus processing
Szinonimák
organic debris (A close synonym that explicitly signals biological material.)
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leaf litter (Common term for fallen leaves on the forest floor.)
Antonimák
living tissue (Material that is still alive rather than dead and decomposing.)
Témák
nature
|science
|biology
|environment
Definíció
dead leaves, tiny pieces of plants, and other natural waste in an ecosystem.
dead plant and animal material, and the small fragments made from it, especially as part of an ecosystem’s nutrient cycle.
FŐNÉV
C2
TECHNICAL
3
Használati minta:
[detritus] from [rock/source]
The flood spread detritus across the river plain and built up new deposits.
Az árvíz kőzettörmeléket terített szét az ártéren, és új lerakódásokat hozott létre.
Over time, detritus from the cliffs collected at the base as a loose slope.
Idővel a sziklafalról lehulló kőzettörmelék laza törmeléklejtőt alkotott az alján.
The core samples showed alternating layers of fine detritus and clay.
Példák tanulóknak
Water carries detritus into the lake.
A víz kőzettörmeléket sodor a tóba.
Gyakori hiba:
In geology, detritus refers to natural rock fragments, not trash.
Jelentés
sediment from worn-down rock
Szókapcsolatok
glacial detritus
|volcanic detritus
|detritus washed downstream
|detritus deposited in the valley
|fine detritus
|coarse detritus
|transport of detritus
|detritus-rich layers
|detritus in the riverbed
|detritus from erosion
Szinonimák
sediment (Broader term for material that settles; not always from rock fragments.)
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alluvium (Sediment deposited by flowing water, often in river plains.)
Antonimák
bedrock (Solid rock in place, not broken into particles.)
Témák
science
|geology
|environment
Definíció
small pieces of rock that have broken off and become sediment.
loose particles of rock produced by weathering and erosion and then carried and deposited as sediment.
FŐNÉV
C1
FORMAL
4
maradvány
B2
Használati minta:
the detritus of [war/relationship/era/culture]
The museum archive is full of the detritus of the city’s industrial past.
A múzeum archívuma tele van a város ipari múltjának maradványaival.
He tried to move on, but the detritus of the breakup was everywhere—messages, photos, and gifts.
Próbált továbblépni, de a szakítás maradványai mindenütt ott voltak: üzenetek, fotók és ajándékok.
The film collects the detritus of pop culture and turns it into satire.
Példák tanulóknak
I deleted the detritus of old emails.
Töröltem a régi e-mailek maradványait.
The detritus of the past filled the attic.
A múlt maradványai megtöltötték a padlást.
Gyakori hiba:
Often used figuratively; it does not mean a ‘difficult period’ itself, but what is left behind by it.
Jelentés
unwanted remnants of the past
Szókapcsolatok
the detritus of war
|the detritus of empire
|the detritus of a failed relationship
|cultural detritus
|digital detritus
|political detritus
|the detritus of the past
|amid the detritus of history
|sort through the detritus
|discard the detritus
Szinonimák
remnants (Neutral term for what remains; less negative than detritus.)
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residue (Suggests a trace left behind, sometimes unpleasant or stubborn.)
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leftovers (More informal and everyday; less literary.)
Antonimák
essence (The most important part, not the scraps left behind.)
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core (The central or meaningful part rather than the discardable remains.)
Témák
society
|culture
|history
|media
Definíció
unimportant or unwanted leftovers from something that happened before.
the leftover and often trivial or unwanted things from a past event, period, or culture.
FŐNÉV
C2
TECHNICAL
5
Használati minta:
[detritus] in [wound/cavity]
The clinician irrigated the wound to remove detritus and reduce infection risk.
Az orvos átöblítette a sebet, hogy eltávolítsa a szövettörmeléket és csökkentse a fertőzés kockázatát.
Imaging suggested detritus collecting in the sinus cavity.
A képalkotó vizsgálat azt jelezte, hogy szövettörmelék gyűlik össze a melléküregben.
The dressing helped lift detritus from the wound surface.
Gyakori hiba:
This is a medical use; in everyday English, detritus usually means debris or leftovers.
Jelentés
dead tissue or waste in medicine
Szókapcsolatok
necrotic detritus
|remove detritus
|detritus in the wound
|clear detritus
|cellular detritus
|detritus and exudate
|accumulated detritus
|surgical removal of detritus
Szinonimák
dead tissue (Plain description; less general than detritus.)
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debris (Common in medical contexts for fragments in a wound.)
Antonimák
healthy tissue (Living, functioning body tissue rather than dead material.)
Témák
health
|medicine
Definíció
dead material that the body needs to clear away.
dead tissue or other unwanted material in or on the body, especially in a wound or bodily cavity.
Nyelvtan
Szótári alak
detritus
IPA
GB/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
US/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
Szótagolás és hangsúly
de - trit - us (3 szótag)
Stress on 2nd syllable (trit)
Szóalakok
Noun
- Base: detritus
- Plural: detritus
Szócsalád
Advanced or less common
detrital
adjective
detritivore
noun
detritivorous
adjective
Kifejezések
cultural detritus
1/kˈʌlt͡ʃɚəl dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
fixed phrase
formal
trivial leftovers of culture
unimportant or throwaway things from popular culture.
Példák
- The essay critiques the cultural detritus that floods social media feeds.
- His art turns cultural detritus—old ads and tabloid headlines—into collages.
- They bonded over the cultural detritus of early-2000s reality TV.
Példák tanulóknak
- The show is full of cultural detritus.
detritus feeder
1/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs fˈidɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
animal that eats detritus
an animal that eats dead natural material.
Példák
- Many worms and insects act as detritus feeders in soil.
- The study measured how quickly each detritus feeder processed leaf fragments.
- Detritus feeders are essential to nutrient cycling in wetlands.
detritus layer
1/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs lˈeɪɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
layer of dead organic material
a layer made of dead natural material.
Példák
- A thick detritus layer covered the pond bottom.
- The larvae hide in the detritus layer to avoid predators.
- Sampling focused on organisms living within the detritus layer.
the detritus of [something]
1/ðə dɪtɹˈaɪtəs əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
formal
leftover debris from something
the rubbish or leftovers from something.
Példák
- The hallway was full of the detritus of the party.
- The book examines the detritus of empire left behind in the capital.
- They cleaned up the detritus of construction before reopening the shop.
Példák tanulóknak
- I threw away the detritus of the picnic.