基本含義
"strata"作為"stratum"的複數形式,具有三層核心含義:
地質學層面:指自然形成的岩層序列,如沉積岩層(sedimentary strata)、上覆地層(overlying strata)等。
社會學層面:描述社會結構中具有相似經濟或文化特徵的群體,例如"社會金字塔的最低層"(the lowest strata of the social pyramid)。
烹飪學層面:特指由麵包、乳酪、肉類或蔬菜層疊烘烤的菜餚,混合蛋奶液烹製而成。
專業套用
地質學領域:用於分析岩層構造,如"覆層厚度增加至10-35毫米"(In the overlying strata, bed thickness increases to 10-35 mm)。
社會科學研究:描述社會分層現象,如"他們確實描繪了我們社會的不同階層"(they do describe the different strata of our society)。
生物學範疇:指生物體的組織層次,例如薄空氣層(thin strata of air)對植物生長的影響。
語言特徵
發音差異:劍橋英語詞典(2025年)標註其英式發音為/ˈstrɑː.tə/,美式發音為/ˈstreɪt̬.ə/。
詞組擴展:包含"conformable strata"(整合岩層)、"coal-bearing strata"(含煤地層)等專業術語,以及"social strata"(社會階層)等通用表達。
跨語言對照:西班牙語和葡萄牙語中直接借用該詞,中文譯為"層"或"階層"。
雙語例句
Contained within the rock strata is evidence that the region was intensely dry 15,000 years ago.
岩層中的證據表明該地區在15,000 年前曾經非常乾旱。
《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
By following the fossils, Smith was able to put all the strata of England's earth into relative temporal sequence.
通過研究這些化石,史密斯能夠把英國土地所有的地層按相對的時間順序排列起來。
Instead, they are other volcano types, like strata volcanoes, for example, which are a result of the tectonic plate movement.
相反,它們是其他類型的火山,比如地層火山,是板塊運動的結果。
As he collected fossils from strata throughout England, Smith began to see that the fossils told a different story from the rocks.
當史密斯在英國各地的地層中收集化石時,他開始發現這些化石講述的故事與岩石不同。
While rock between two consistent strata might in one place be shale and in another sandstone, the fossils in that shale or sandstone were always the same.
存在於兩個相連地層之間的岩石,可能在這一層是泥板岩,而在另一層中是砂岩;但存在於泥板岩或者砂岩中的化石往往都是相同的。
Ever since people had begun to catalog the strata in particular outcrops, there had been the hope that these could somehow be used to calculate geological time.
"從人們開始對地表的特殊岩層進行編目和分類時起,大家就開始期望能夠以某種方式利用這些岩層來計算地質年代。
Particularly, in the younger strata the rocks were often so similar that he had trouble distinguishing the strata, but he never had trouble telling the fossils apart.
特別是,較年輕的地層中的岩石常常很相似,這使得他很難分辨那些地層,但他從來都能輕鬆區分出不同的化石。
He later worked on similar jobs across the length and breadth of England, all the while studying the newly revealed strata and collecting all the fossils he could find.
後來,他繼續從事相似的工作,足跡遍布整個英國;與此同時,他不斷研究那些新近露出的地層,並且收集所有能找到的化石。
Unfortunately, such estimates did not adequately account for past differences in rates of sedimentation or losses to the total section of strata during episodes of erosion.
不幸的是,這種估測沒有充分考慮到過去在侵蝕期間沉積速率或地層總剖面損失的差異。
In 1815 he published the first modern geological map, "A Map of the Strata of England and Wales with a Part of Scotland", a map so meticulously researched that it can still be used today.
1815年,他出版了第一張現代地質學地圖——《英格蘭、威爾斯及部分蘇格蘭地區地層地圖》,這張地質地圖繪製得非常精確,直到現在仍有參考價值。
The older strata gradually disintegrated.
年代較久的地層逐漸崩解了。
Allocation of samples in the strata.
樣本量在層中的分配。
This is a problem that cuts across all strata of society.
這是一個影響到一切社會階層的問題。
In the strata of these canyons, and mountains, what do you see?
在這些大峽谷和山脈的斷層中,你看到了什麼呢?
It could also hover down a cliff face to examine geological strata.
它還可以延著懸崖壁懸浮向下移動做地層檢查。
These layers are called strata and a single layer is called a stratum.
這些岩層被稱作地層(strata)(stratum的複數形式),單個岩層稱為stratum。
And adjustment in rock strata means that loose soil will sink or heave.
岩層的調整意味著鬆動了的泥土將會下沉或者鼓起。
Every truth has geological strata, and you can't have an orthodoxy without a heresy.
每個事實都有地質層次,沒有異端也就無所謂正統。
Condominiums are a special type of "fee simple" ownership called "strata title".
公寓是一個標題為“特殊類型的”費簡單的“所有權稱為”階層。
The basic substance Willis selected for the strata of his experiments was beeswax.
威利斯在他做的試驗中選擇摸擬地層基本物質是石蠟。
Lara's social mobility sees her straddle various strata of wealth throughout the story.
貫穿整個故事,Lara的社會流動性見證了她橫跨了不通的階層的財富狀況。
In parallel or concordant bedding the strata overlay each other like pages of a book.
在平行的或者整合的層面中,地層好象書頁一般互相重迭。
An important duty of the strata corporation is the duty to obtain appropriate insurance.
公司的一個階層的重要職責的責任是獲得合適的保險。
Now the man who bought the claim hired an engineer to examine the rock strata of the mine.
現在有人重新買下這一礦脈所有權,他僱傭了一名工程師來探測礦石的岩層結構。
By providing both, the syndication format provides a flexible strata for the publication protocol to build on.
優於兩者兼備,所以這種聯合格式為建立發布協定提供一個靈活的層面。
The strata corporation is created when the original developer files a strata plan in the Land Title Office.
公司創建的地層時原開發商的土地業權檔案辦公室計畫在一個階層。
We can also observe them in certain strata of our own society, especially in show business and among the very wealthy.
我們也可以在我們社會的一些階層中觀察到它們,特別在演藝界和非常富有的人群中。