detritus
gb/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/ us/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
C1
İngilizce
hulladék, törmelék, detritusz, kőzettörmelék, maradvány, szövettörmelék
İSIM
C1
FORMAL
1
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Often confused with detriment (harm) because they look similar; detritus means waste/debris.
Anlam
scattered waste and debris
Eşdizimler
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
Eş anlamlılar
debris (More neutral and common for broken pieces and scattered remains.)
|
litter (Emphasizes rubbish thrown or left in public places.)
|
rubbish (General term for waste, especially in British English.)
|
refuse (More formal term for household or municipal waste.)
Zıt anlamlılar
cleanliness (The state of being clean and free of waste.)
|
order (A tidy, arranged state without scattered mess.)
Konular
daily_life
|environment
|cleaning
Tanım
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.
İSIM
C2
TECHNICAL
2
detritusz
C1
Kullanım kalıbı:
[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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
Dead leaves become detritus.
Az elhalt levelek detritusszá válnak.
Some animals eat detritus.
Egyes állatok detritusszal táplálkoznak.
Sık yapılan hata:
In ecology, detritus is natural dead material, not necessarily human rubbish.
Anlam
dead organic matter in nature
Eşdizimler
leaf detritus
|forest detritus
|stream detritus
|detritus accumulation
|detritus feeders
|detritus-based food web
|detritus layer
|break down detritus
|detritus particles
|detritus processing
Eş anlamlılar
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.)
Zıt anlamlılar
living tissue (Material that is still alive rather than dead and decomposing.)
Konular
nature
|science
|biology
|environment
Tanım
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.
İSIM
C2
TECHNICAL
3
Kullanım kalıbı:
[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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
Water carries detritus into the lake.
A víz kőzettörmeléket sodor a tóba.
Sık yapılan hata:
In geology, detritus refers to natural rock fragments, not trash.
Anlam
sediment from worn-down rock
Eşdizimler
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
Eş anlamlılar
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.)
Zıt anlamlılar
bedrock (Solid rock in place, not broken into particles.)
Konular
science
|geology
|environment
Tanım
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.
İSIM
C1
FORMAL
4
maradvány
B2
Kullanım kalıbı:
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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
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.
Sık yapılan hata:
Often used figuratively; it does not mean a ‘difficult period’ itself, but what is left behind by it.
Anlam
unwanted remnants of the past
Eşdizimler
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
Eş anlamlılar
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.)
Zıt anlamlılar
essence (The most important part, not the scraps left behind.)
|
core (The central or meaningful part rather than the discardable remains.)
Konular
society
|culture
|history
|media
Tanım
unimportant or unwanted leftovers from something that happened before.
the leftover and often trivial or unwanted things from a past event, period, or culture.
İSIM
C2
TECHNICAL
5
Kullanım kalıbı:
[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.
Sık yapılan hata:
This is a medical use; in everyday English, detritus usually means debris or leftovers.
Anlam
dead tissue or waste in medicine
Eşdizimler
necrotic detritus
|remove detritus
|detritus in the wound
|clear detritus
|cellular detritus
|detritus and exudate
|accumulated detritus
|surgical removal of detritus
Eş anlamlılar
dead tissue (Plain description; less general than detritus.)
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debris (Common in medical contexts for fragments in a wound.)
Zıt anlamlılar
healthy tissue (Living, functioning body tissue rather than dead material.)
Konular
health
|medicine
Tanım
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.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
detritus
IPA
GB/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
US/dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
Heceler ve vurgu
de - trit - us (3 hece)
Stress on 2nd syllable (trit)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: detritus
- Plural: detritus
Kelime ailesi
Advanced or less common
detrital
adjective
detritivore
noun
detritivorous
adjective
İfadeler
cultural detritus
1/kˈʌlt͡ʃɚəl dɪtɹˈaɪtəs/
fixed phrase
formal
trivial leftovers of culture
unimportant or throwaway things from popular culture.
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- I threw away the detritus of the picnic.