这过程类似于拼七巧板。

This process is akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

一位天才作者作品的残片将象拼七巧板一样拼合起来，遗失的“部分”可以由后代作者的引文补充，或通过语法分析补充。

The fragments form part of a giant "jigsaw puzzle" to be reassembled. Missing "pieces" can be supplied from quotations by later authors, and grammatical analysis.

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一位天才作者作品的残片将象拼七巧板一样拼合起来，遗失的“部分”可以由后代作者的引文补充，或通过语法分析补充。

The fragments form part of a giant "jigsaw puzzle" to be reassembled. Missing "pieces" can be supplied from quotations by later authors, and grammatical analysis.

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