fractured
fractured — 動詞
1. When a hard thing like a bone, piece of glass, or stone fractures, it breaks or
骨折；斷裂
骨頭或硬物裂開或折斷
When a hard thing like a bone, piece of glass, or stone fractures, it breaks or develops a crack, usually without coming apart into pieces.
Yael fractured her left wrist when she slipped on an icy sidewalk.
Yael 在結冰的人行道上滑倒，導致左手腕骨折。
transitive: fracture + body part (wrist)
The old wooden beam fractured under the weight of the heavy snow.
那根老木樑承受不住厚重的積雪而斷裂。
Doctors confirmed that he had fractured two ribs in the car crash.
醫生證實他在車禍中摔斷了兩根肋骨。
The frozen water pipe fractured during the coldest night of winter.
那根結冰的水管在冬天最冷的夜晚凍裂了。
A piece of the marble floor fractured when the piano was dropped on it.
鋼琴掉落時，一塊大理石地板碎裂了。
文法句型
fracture + noun phrase (transitive)
fracture (no object — intransitive)
用法筆記
Frequently used in medical contexts. The subject is often a body part (bone, wrist, skull) or a hard material. Can be used transitively (She fractured her arm) or intransitively (The bone fractured).
常見錯誤
2. When a group, organization, or community fractures, it breaks apart into opposin
分裂
使組織或社會分裂
When a group, organization, or community fractures, it breaks apart into opposing groups that can no longer work well together.
The debate over education funding fractured the school board into two rival camps.
關於教育經費的辯論讓學校董事會分裂成兩個對立的陣營。
transitive: fracture [group] + into [factions]
The trade dispute fractured the alliance among the four neighboring countries.
這場貿易爭端分裂了四個鄰國之間的聯盟。
Religious differences fractured the community, creating lasting distrust between families.
宗教差異導致社區分裂，在家族之間造成了長期的猜忌。
The company's leadership fractured after the CEO announced a sudden resignation.
執行長突然宣布辭職後，公司的領導層出現了分裂。
When the party fractured over tax policy, three new political groups were formed.
當該政黨因稅務政策而分裂時，三個新的政治團體應運而生。
文法句型
fracture + noun phrase (transitive)
fracture into + [parts] (intransitive)
用法筆記
Subject is typically an organization, society, community, or group. Often used with 'over' to state the cause of division (fractured over tax policy) or 'into' to describe the resulting pieces (fractured into rival groups).
常見錯誤
fractured — 形容詞
1. Describes a hard object like bone, glass, or rock that has a break or fracture l
斷裂；骨折
有裂痕或斷開的
Describes a hard object like bone, glass, or rock that has a break or fracture line in its surface.
The hospital admitted three patients with fractured bones from the bus crash.
那家醫院收治了三名在巴士車禍中骨折的病人。
collocation: fractured + bones
A fractured rib can make breathing deeply very painful for several weeks.
肋骨骨折會讓深呼吸變得非常痛苦，持續好幾週。
collocation: fractured + rib
The climber noticed a fractured rock face above the narrow mountain path.
那名登山者注意到狹窄山路的上方有一片斷裂的岩壁。
Engineers inspected the building's fractured concrete supports after the earthquake.
地震過後，工程師檢查了建築物斷裂的混凝土支柱。
The doctor showed Tariq the X-ray of his fractured ankle and explained the treatment.
醫生向 Tariq 展示了他腳踝骨折的X光片，並說明治療方式。
文法句型
fractured + noun phrase
be + fractured
用法筆記
Common with nouns for body parts (bone, rib, wrist, ankle, skull) and building materials (concrete, rock, glass). Can appear both before a noun (a fractured wrist) and after a linking verb (his wrist was fractured).
常見錯誤
2. Describes an organization, society, or system that has split into separate parts
分裂的
分裂成數部分而無法運作
Describes an organization, society, or system that has split into separate parts and can no longer work as one whole.
The fractured opposition parties could not agree on a single candidate.
分裂的反對黨無法就單一候選人達成協議。
fractured + [political group]
A fractured management team cannot guide a company through a difficult crisis.
分裂的管理團隊無法引領公司度過嚴峻的危機。
The peace agreement collapsed because of the fractured trust between the two nations.
由於兩國之間的信任已經破裂，和平協議因而破局。
Citizens grew frustrated with their fractured government and demanded new elections.
民眾對分裂的政府感到失望，要求重新舉行選舉。
The fractured music group split up after their lead singer moved to another band.
那個分裂的樂團在主唱跳槽到其他樂團之後解散了。
- divided
less severe; a divided group may still function
- split
suggests a clear break into opposing sides
- fragmented
implies breaking into many small, weak pieces
文法句型
fractured + noun phrase
be + fractured
用法筆記
Typically modifies abstract nouns such as government, society, community, party, relationship, or trust. Not used for physical objects (use sense adj/1 instead).
常見錯誤
3. Describes language that is spoken with difficulty, containing pauses and errors,
不流利的
說得慢且有錯誤的
Describes language that is spoken with difficulty, containing pauses and errors, often because the speaker has not learned the language well.
The tourist asked for a hotel room in fractured but very polite Japanese.
那位遊客用不流利但非常有禮貌的日語問有沒有空房。
fractured + but + [adjective] + [language name]
Nala explained her situation in fractured Spanish, mixing in some hand gestures.
Nala 用不流利的西班牙語說明自己的情況，一邊夾雜著手勢。
The old man spoke in fractured English, but the children understood him well.
那位老先生說著不流利的英語，但孩子們都能聽懂。
His fractured Cantonese was enough to order food at the local market.
他那不流利的廣東話已經足夠在當地市場點餐了。
A reporter wrote down the survivor's fractured account of the disaster.
記者記下了那位倖存者對災難支離破碎的描述。
文法句型
fractured + language name
fractured + speech/narrative
用法筆記
Typically used before names of languages (fractured English, fractured French) or nouns describing speech (account, words, narrative). Not used for writing unless the text deliberately mimics broken speech.