detritus (n.)
1795,"process of erosion," from Latin detritus "a wearing away," from detri-,stem of detere "wear away" (see detriment).Geological sense of "matter produced by erosion" is 1802,probably from French detritus.
【名词】碎石,[地质] 岩屑
源自1795年,表示“侵蚀的过程,”来源于拉丁语detritus,碎屑.其中前缀detri—表示“磨损”,词干detere的意义为“磨损”(见detriment,损害).地质学上表示“侵蚀产生的物质”,1802年出现,可能来源于法语的detritus,碎屑.