mosaic
Word family adverbmosaicallynounmosaicismmosaicistmosaic
mo·sa·ic /məʊˈzeɪ-ɪk $ moʊ-/ ●○○ noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]AV a pattern or picture made by fitting together small pieces of coloured stone, glass etc 马赛克,镶嵌图案 rooms decorated with wall paintings and mosaics 用壁画和马赛克装饰的房间
a 3rd-century Roman mosaic floor 三世纪罗马镶嵌地面
2 [countableC usually singular]CF a group of different things that exist next to each other or together 镶嵌画般的东西;镶嵌细工似的图案mosaic of The forest floor was a mosaic of autumn colours. 森林的地面上秋色斑斓,犹如一幅马赛克拼图。
the complex mosaic of world cultures 世界文化万花筒
mosaic of• Planted last fall, the garden is a mosaic of colors. Origin mosaic (1300-1400) Old French mosaique, from
Late Latin musivus “of a muse, artistic”, from
Latin Musa;
→ MUSE2