古英語のsceard, shardから、原語ゲルマン語*skardas, fragmentから、PIE*sker, to cut, slice, separateから、語源的にはshear, share, sharpと同じ。
英語の語源
shard (n.)
also sherd, Old English sceard "incision, cleft, gap; potshard, a fragment, broken piece," from Proto-Germanic *skardas (cognates: Middle Dutch schaerde "a fragment, a crack," Dutch schaard "a flaw, a fragment," German Scharte "a notch," Danish skaar "chink, potsherd"), a past participle from the root of Old English sceran "to cut" (see shear). Meaning "fragment of broken earthenware" developed in late Old English. Used late 14c. as "scale of a dragon." French écharde "prickle, splinter" is a Germanic loan-word.
例文
1. Thanks to everyone- shard work，the performance wan a great success.
一人一人の勤勉な努力のおかげで、ショーは大きな成功を収めた。
2.Nakatomi conglomerate stole a shard of Akujiki,breaking the hell spawn seal.
中臣財団は悪食の破片を盗んで式神の封印を破壊した。
3.Decimation effect added-Soulfires cast under the effect of Decimation cost no shard .
ホロコースト効果追加：ホロコースト効果の下で魂の火は魂の破片を消費しない。
4.It is a pleasure that misery is shard by others.
悩みを分かち合う人がいるのも楽しみだ。dd>
5.Objlist-Generates an html document listing all objects currently spawned on the shard ？