- (specialist)
natural waste material that is left after something has been used or broken up 碎屑；风化物；残渣；腐殖质 organic detritus from fish and plants 鱼和植物的有机碎屑
- (formal)
any kind of rubbish that is left after an event or when something has been used 瓦砾；碎石；垃圾；废物 the detritus of everyday life 日常生活垃圾 The kitchen table was still stacked with the detritus of the previous night. 餐桌上仍然堆满了前一天晚上的碎屑。
Word Originlate 18th cent. (in the sense ‘detrition’): from French détritus, from Latin detritus, from deterere ‘wear away’.