🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

陶瓷碎片

Pronunciation / Transliteration: táocí suìpiàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sherd/ʃɜrd/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"考古学家发现了一个陶瓷碎片。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A piece of broken ceramic, especially one found at an archaeological site.

    "The archaeologists uncovered a sherd that dated back to the Roman era."
  2. 2

    A fragment of pottery or glass, often used in the context of historical or archaeological studies.

    "The museum displayed a collection of sherds from various ancient cultures."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'sherd' originates from the Old English 'sherd', which referred to a fragment of pottery or a broken piece of ceramic. Its usage has evolved over time, particularly in archaeological contexts, to denote shards of ancient pottery or glass.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Sherd"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Sherd"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Sherd" Synonym Map