interstice
Word family adjectiveinterstitialadverbinterstitiallynouninterstice
in·ter·stice /ɪnˈtɜːstɪs $ -ɜːr-/ noun [countableC usually plural] formal SPACE/GAPa small space or crack in something or between things 裂缝;空隙;间隙 interstice• Small plants were growing in the interstices of the rock. Origin interstice (1400-1500) French Latin interstitus, past participle of intersistere “to stand still in the middle”