mosaic
mosaic
[mə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk]
noun
mosaicist
noun
语源
[mə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk]
noun
- a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small variously coloured pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass
马赛克，（小块杂色硬质材料如石头、瓷砖、玻璃等的）镶嵌图案
[as modifier]a mosaic floor.
马赛克拼花地面。
■[mass noun]decorative work of this kind
马赛克装饰物
the walls and vaults are decorated by marble and mosaic.
墙壁和拱顶是用大理石和马赛克装饰的。
■a colourful and variegated pattern
斑斓艳丽的图案
the bird's plumage was a mosaic of slate-grey, blue, and brown.
这只鸟的羽毛色彩斑斓，由深蓝灰色、蓝色和棕色夹杂而成。
■a combination of diverse elements forming a more or less coherent whole
不同要素结合而成的整体，不同要素组合体
an incompetently constructed mosaic of competing interests.
构筑不善的不同利益集团联合体。
■an arrangement of photosensitive elements in a television camera
（电视摄像机）感光镶嵌板面 - (Biology)an individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types
(生)嵌合体 - (亦作 mosaic disease)a virus disease that results in leaf variegation in tobacco, maize, sugar cane, and other plants
花叶病
- [with obj.]decorate with a mosaic
用马赛克装饰
[as adj. mosaicked]the mosaicked swimming pool.
用马赛克装饰的游泳池。
■combine (distinct or disparate elements) to form a picture or pattern
整合（组合不同要素构成画面或图案）
the digital data were combined, or mosaicked, to delineate counties.
整合数码资料绘出各郡轮廓。
- (Biology)denoting an individual composed of cells of two genetically different types
(生)镶嵌性的
mosaicist
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from French mosaïque, based on Latin musi(v)um 'decoration with small square stones', perhaps ultimately from Greek mousa 'a muse'
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