a small part of something that has broken off or comes from something larger 碎片;片段 - fragment (of something)
Police found fragments of glass near the scene. 警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。 - in fragments
The shattered vase lay in fragments on the floor. 打碎的花瓶在地上成了一堆碎片。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFragment is used after these nouns:- rock
- shell
- fragment (of something)
- fragment (of something)
a single part of something; a part that is not complete 碎片;片段
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from Latin fragmentum, from frangere ‘to break’.