释义 |
morselize, v. rare.|ˈmɔːsəlaɪz| [f. morsel n. + -ize.] trans. To break up into small pieces. Hence morseliˈzation, the act of dividing into small pieces.
1886A. G. Warner tr. Le Play in Pop. Sci. Monthly Oct. 793 The chaotic..condition of the foremost nations of Europe resulted..from the ‘infinite morselization’..of interests. 189319th Cent. Feb. 214 The plan..has been called in America the ‘morcelization of government’. 1894G. S. Hall in Forum Apr. 158 We have morselized the old curriculum. |