detritus
gb/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/ us/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
C1
Engleză
hulladék, törmelék, detritusz, kőzettörmelék, maradvány, szövettörmelék
SUBSTANTIV
C1
FORMAL
1
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Often confused with detriment (harm) because they look similar; detritus means waste/debris.
Sens
scattered waste and debris
Colocații
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
Sinonime
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.)
Antonime
cleanliness (The state of being clean and free of waste.)
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order (A tidy, arranged state without scattered mess.)
Teme
daily_life
|environment
|cleaning
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
TECHNICAL
2
detritusz
C1
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Dead leaves become detritus.
Az elhalt levelek detritusszá válnak.
Some animals eat detritus.
Egyes állatok detritusszal táplálkoznak.
Greșeală frecventă:
In ecology, detritus is natural dead material, not necessarily human rubbish.
Sens
dead organic matter in nature
Colocații
leaf detritus
|forest detritus
|stream detritus
|detritus accumulation
|detritus feeders
|detritus-based food web
|detritus layer
|break down detritus
|detritus particles
|detritus processing
Sinonime
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.)
Antonime
living tissue (Material that is still alive rather than dead and decomposing.)
Teme
nature
|science
|biology
|environment
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
TECHNICAL
3
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
Water carries detritus into the lake.
A víz kőzettörmeléket sodor a tóba.
Greșeală frecventă:
In geology, detritus refers to natural rock fragments, not trash.
Sens
sediment from worn-down rock
Colocații
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
Sinonime
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.)
Antonime
bedrock (Solid rock in place, not broken into particles.)
Teme
science
|geology
|environment
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
FORMAL
4
maradvány
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Often used figuratively; it does not mean a ‘difficult period’ itself, but what is left behind by it.
Sens
unwanted remnants of the past
Colocații
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
Sinonime
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.)
Antonime
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.)
Teme
society
|culture
|history
|media
Definiție
unimportant or unwanted leftovers from something that happened before.
the leftover and often trivial or unwanted things from a past event, period, or culture.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
TECHNICAL
5
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Greșeală frecventă:
This is a medical use; in everyday English, detritus usually means debris or leftovers.
Sens
dead tissue or waste in medicine
Colocații
necrotic detritus
|remove detritus
|detritus in the wound
|clear detritus
|cellular detritus
|detritus and exudate
|accumulated detritus
|surgical removal of detritus
Sinonime
dead tissue (Plain description; less general than detritus.)
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debris (Common in medical contexts for fragments in a wound.)
Antonime
healthy tissue (Living, functioning body tissue rather than dead material.)
Teme
health
|medicine
Definiție
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.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
detritus
IPA
GB/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
US/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
Silabe și accent
de - trit - us (3 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (trit)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: detritus
- Plural: detritus
Familie de cuvinte
Advanced or less common
detrital
adjective
detritivore
noun
detritivorous
adjective
Expresii
cultural detritus
1/kˈʌlt͡ʃɚəl dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
fixed phrase
formal
trivial leftovers of culture
unimportant or throwaway things from popular culture.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I threw away the detritus of the picnic.