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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary frag·ment
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin fragmentum, from frangere to break — more at break DATE 15th century : a part broken off, detached, or incomplete Synonyms: see part
DATE 1818 intransitive verb : to fall to pieces transitive verb : to break up or apart into fragments English Etymology fragment fragment (n.) 1531, from L. fragmentum "a fragment, remnant," from root of frangere "to break." The verb is first recorded 1818 in Keats' "Endymion." The verb frag is first attested 1970 in U.S. military slang, from fragmentation grenade (1918)."Fragging is a macabre ritual of Vietnam in which American enlisted men attempt to murder their superiors. The word comes from the nickname for hand grenades, a weapon popular with enlisted men because the evidence is destroyed with the consummation of the crime." ["Saturday Review," Jan. 8, 1972] Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 fragment frag·ment noun / 5frA^mEnt / a small part of sth that has broken off or comes from sth larger 碎片；片段: Police found fragments of glass near the scene. 警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。 The shattered vase lay in fragments on the floor. 打碎的花瓶在地上成了一堆碎片。 I overheard a fragment of their conversation. 我无意中听到他们谈话的片段。 verb/ frA^5ment / [V VN] to break or make sth break into small pieces or parts (使)碎裂,破裂,分裂 • frag·men·ta·tion / 7frA^men5teiFn / noun [U] : the fragmentation of the country into small independent states 该国分裂成一些独立的小国家 • frag·ment·ed adj.: a fragmented society 一个四分五裂的社会 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: PARTICLE , ace, atom, bit, crumb, grain, iota, jot, minim, shred 2 Synonyms: END 4, bit, scrapn. Function: verb Synonyms: SHATTER 1, burst, ||pash, rive, shiver, smash, ||smatter, splinter, splinterize, splitterWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged frag·ment I. \ˈfragmənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fragmentum, from frag- (stem of frangere to break) + -mentum -ment — more at break 1. : a part broken off : a small detached portion : an imperfect or incomplete part < pieces of pottery and fragments that can be reconstructed — American Guide Series: New Jersey > < enchanting fragments of Irish life — John McNulty > < only fragments remain of the covered-wagon ballads — American Guide Series: Oregon > 2. : something that is small and usually insignificant < a fragment of silence — Guy Fowler > Synonyms: see part II. \ˈfragˌment, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) intransitive verb : to break into fragments : fragmentize < the vase fell and fragmented into small pieces > < this pluralized and fragmenting society — Walter Lippmann > transitive verb : to break or divide into disorganized or not unified pieces < a foreign policy that is fragmented rather than organized to a focal purpose > < an old woman's fragmented memory — Meridel Le Sueur > especially : to destroy by such breaking or dividing up < the remaining hopes of control of weapons have been fragmented by the new bomb — M.W.Straight > |
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