tessellated
['tɛsəletɪd]
- adj. 镶嵌成棋盘花纹的；[动] 棋盘格形的；[植] 具方格斑纹的
- v. 用小块大理石铺路面；完全嵌合（动词tessellate的过去式和过去分词）
英文词源
- tessellated (adj.)
- 1690s, from Late Latin tessellatus "made of small square stones or tiles," past participle of tesselare, from tessella "small square stone or tile," diminutive of tessera "a cube or square of stone or wood," perhaps from Greek tessera, neuter of tesseres, Ionic variant of tessares "four" (see four), in reference to four corners. Related: Tessellate (v.), a 1791 back-formation (from 1826 as an adjective, 1909 as a noun); tessellating.
双语例句
- 1. Shadows fell in tessellated patterns of grey and black.
- 树影落下,或灰或黑,婆娑斑驳.
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