detritus
gb/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/ us/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
C1
Inggeris
hulladék, törmelék, detritusz, kőzettörmelék, maradvány, szövettörmelék
KATA NAMA
C1
FORMAL
1
Corak penggunaan:
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
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.
Kesilapan biasa:
Often confused with detriment (harm) because they look similar; detritus means waste/debris.
Maksud
scattered waste and debris
Kolokasi
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
Sinonim
debris (More neutral and common for broken pieces and scattered remains.)
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litter (Emphasizes rubbish thrown or left in public places.)
|
rubbish (General term for waste, especially in British English.)
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refuse (More formal term for household or municipal waste.)
Antonim
cleanliness (The state of being clean and free of waste.)
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order (A tidy, arranged state without scattered mess.)
Tema
daily_life
|environment
|cleaning
Definisi
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.
KATA NAMA
C2
TECHNICAL
2
detritusz
C1
Corak penggunaan:
[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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
Dead leaves become detritus.
Az elhalt levelek detritusszá válnak.
Some animals eat detritus.
Egyes állatok detritusszal táplálkoznak.
Kesilapan biasa:
In ecology, detritus is natural dead material, not necessarily human rubbish.
Maksud
dead organic matter in nature
Kolokasi
leaf detritus
|forest detritus
|stream detritus
|detritus accumulation
|detritus feeders
|detritus-based food web
|detritus layer
|break down detritus
|detritus particles
|detritus processing
Sinonim
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.)
Antonim
living tissue (Material that is still alive rather than dead and decomposing.)
Tema
nature
|science
|biology
|environment
Definisi
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.
KATA NAMA
C2
TECHNICAL
3
Corak penggunaan:
[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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
Water carries detritus into the lake.
A víz kőzettörmeléket sodor a tóba.
Kesilapan biasa:
In geology, detritus refers to natural rock fragments, not trash.
Maksud
sediment from worn-down rock
Kolokasi
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
Sinonim
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.)
Antonim
bedrock (Solid rock in place, not broken into particles.)
Tema
science
|geology
|environment
Definisi
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.
KATA NAMA
C1
FORMAL
4
maradvány
B2
Corak penggunaan:
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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
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.
Kesilapan biasa:
Often used figuratively; it does not mean a ‘difficult period’ itself, but what is left behind by it.
Maksud
unwanted remnants of the past
Kolokasi
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
Sinonim
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.)
Antonim
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.)
Tema
society
|culture
|history
|media
Definisi
unimportant or unwanted leftovers from something that happened before.
the leftover and often trivial or unwanted things from a past event, period, or culture.
KATA NAMA
C2
TECHNICAL
5
Corak penggunaan:
[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.
Kesilapan biasa:
This is a medical use; in everyday English, detritus usually means debris or leftovers.
Maksud
dead tissue or waste in medicine
Kolokasi
necrotic detritus
|remove detritus
|detritus in the wound
|clear detritus
|cellular detritus
|detritus and exudate
|accumulated detritus
|surgical removal of detritus
Sinonim
dead tissue (Plain description; less general than detritus.)
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debris (Common in medical contexts for fragments in a wound.)
Antonim
healthy tissue (Living, functioning body tissue rather than dead material.)
Tema
health
|medicine
Definisi
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.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
detritus
IPA
GB/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
US/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
Suku kata dan tekanan
de - trit - us (3 suku kata)
Stress on 2nd syllable (trit)
Bentuk kata
Noun
- Base: detritus
- Plural: detritus
Keluarga kata
Advanced or less common
detrital
adjective
detritivore
noun
detritivorous
adjective
Ungkapan
cultural detritus
1/kˈʌlt͡ʃɚəl dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
fixed phrase
formal
trivial leftovers of culture
unimportant or throwaway things from popular culture.
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- 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.
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- I threw away the detritus of the picnic.