tesserae

tesserae

美 ['tesəraɪ] 　英 ['tesəraɪ]

• n.镶嵌物；(古希腊人、古罗马人用木头、象牙等做的)代币，纪念品，骰子，标记
• 网络入场券；嵌块；镶嵌片

词形变化

复数：tesserae  

英汉解释

n.	1. 镶嵌物 2. 【罗史】(骨,象牙,木头等做的)入场券[证];骰子;标记

英英解释

n.	1. a small square of stone, tile, or glass used to make a mosaic 2. a piece of bone or wood that was used in ancient Greece and Rome as a dice, tally, or ticket

例句

Mosaic pieces, or tesserae, are usually small squares, triangles, or other regular shapes.

马赛克块通常是小方形、三角形或其它规则形状。

It is thought that the mosaic was made by North African artists because some of the tesserae (pieces for the mosaic) are African.

据称，马赛克是由北非的艺术家所制作的，因为其中的一些镶料（马赛克的部件）是非洲出产的。