If something is fractured, it is broken or cracked. Doctors use it constantly for bones: a fractured wrist is a bone that has cracked or snapped. The bone may still be in one piece, with a line through it, or it may have come apart — both can be called fractured.

If something is fractured如果某樣東西是fractured的 it is broken or cracked就是斷裂或裂開了。 Doctors use it constantly for bones醫生講骨頭的時候常常用這個字 a fractured wrist is a bone that has cracked or snapped手腕fractured，指的是骨頭裂開或斷了。 The bone may still be in one piece骨頭可能還是連在一起 with a line through it只是中間有一條裂痕 or it may have come apart也可能已經斷開了 both can be called fractured這兩種情況都可以叫fractured。

People also use it of pipes, skulls, voices (when the sound breaks). And they stretch it, especially in news: a fractured friendship, a fractured country, a fractured coalition — meaning the whole has cracks and is no longer working as one.

People also use it of pipes, skulls, voices這個字也可以用在水管、頭骨、聲音上 (when the sound breaks)（指聲音破掉的時候）。 And they stretch it, especially in news新聞裡也常常這樣引申使用 a fractured friendship, a fractured country, a fractured coalition像fractured friendship（破裂的友情）、fractured country（分裂的國家）、fractured coalition（分裂的聯盟） meaning the whole has cracks and is no longer working as one意思是整體出現裂痕，無法再團結運作。

Fracture is the noun and the verb; fractured is the result, or the past: she fractured her ankle.

Fracture fracture is the noun and the verb是名詞也是動詞 fractured fractured is the result, or the past是結果，也是過去式 she fractured her ankleshe fractured her ankle（她的腳踝骨折了）。

Though actually, fractured is not the same as smashed to bits. A fracture is often still one thing, with a break in it.

Though actually不過其實 fractured is not the same as smashed to bitsfractured跟碎成一片片是不一樣的。 A fracture is often still one thingfracture常常還是一個整體 with a break in it只是裡面有一道裂痕。