(一般作 interstices)an intervening space, especially a very small one 空隙,间隙,裂隙,缝隙 sunshine filtered through the interstices of the arching trees. 阳光透过弧形树顶枝杈的缝隙穿射下来。
语源
late Middle English: from Latin interstitium, from intersistere 'stand between', from inter- 'between' + sistere 'to stand'