Chapter XIII.

Of Those Things that are Least in Nature.

Empedocles, before the four elements, introduceth the most minute bodies which resemble elements; but they did exist before the elements, having similar parts and orbicular.

Heraclitus brings in the smallest fragments¹, and those indivisible.

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n.碎片( fragment的名词复数 )；片段；（将文件内容）分段；（文艺作品等）未完成的部分

参考例句：

• Police found fragments of glass near the scene. 警方在现场附近发现了玻璃碎片。
• They have found several fragments of a Roman vase in the area. 在这一地区他们发现了一只罗马瓷瓶的碎片。 来自《简明英汉词典》