interstice

[US]/ɪnˈtɜːstɪs/
[UK]/ɪnˈtɜːrstɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 裂縫;空隙
Word Forms

Example Sentences

sunshine filtered through the interstices of the arching trees.

陽光透過弧形樹頂枝杈的縫隙穿射下來。

upper boulders were simply seated in the interstices below.

上層卵石剛好填在下面的縫隙中。

There is a gleam of luminous gold, where the sinking western sun has found a first direct interstice in the clouds.

從西落太陽在雲層裏發現的一個直接空隙處,透出一縷金光。

Blood production —The marrow, located within the medullary cavity of long bones and the interstices of cancellous bone, produces blood cells in a process called haematopoiesis.

造血-骨髓位於長骨髓腔和松質骨間隙內,骨髓通過造血作用產生血細胞。

Real-world Examples

The sun streamed through the interstices and glinted on the shining magnolia leaves and sparkleberry bushes.

陽光穿過縫隙, 在閃閃發亮的玉蘭葉和閃閃發光的漿果叢上閃閃發光。

Source: Cross Stream (Part 1)

We all live in the interstices of each other's lives, and we would all get a surprise if we could see everything.

我們都生活在彼此生活的縫隙中,如果能看清一切, 我們都會得到驚喜。

Source: under the net

From the transition from cave sketches to canvas paintings, or from classical sculptures to avant-garde installations, art has perennially embraced change, often thriving in the interstices of evolution.

從洞穴素描到油畫的轉變,或者從古典雕塑到前衛裝置的轉變,藝術始終擁抱變化,常常在進化的間隙中蓬勃發展。

Source: 2023-41

In the bosom of this little Grove stood a rustic Grotto, formed in imitation of an Hermitage. The walls were constructed of roots of trees, and the interstices filled up with Moss and Ivy.

在這片小樹林的懷抱中,矗立着一座質樸的石窟,仿照修道院建造。牆壁是用樹根建造的,空隙中長滿了苔蘚和常春藤。

Source: Monk (Part 1)

The tall window was open, and though its green shutters were partly drawn the bright air of the garden had come in through a broad interstice and filled the room with warmth and perfume.

高高的窗戶開着,雖然綠色的百葉窗部分拉上了,但花園裏明亮的空氣已經從一個寬闊的縫隙進來,讓房間充滿了溫暖和芬芳。

Source: A Portrait of a Lady (Three)

But he gave out his own thoughts, likewise, with an airy and fanciful glow; so that they glistened, as it were, through the arbor, and made their escape among the interstices of the foliage.

但他同樣帶着一種空靈和幻想的光芒表達了自己的想法。因此,它們彷彿閃閃發光,穿過涼亭,逃到樹葉的縫隙中。

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

The effort to see Harney around the corner of the screen, or through its interstices, made her unconscious of everything else; but the effort was unsuccessful, and gradually she found her attention arrested by her guardian's discourse.

努力從屏幕的一角或縫隙中看到哈尼,這讓她對其他一切一無所知;但努力沒有成功, 漸漸地,她發現自己的注意力被監護人的話語吸引住了。

Source: Summer

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