interstice       
noun [ C usually plural ]  formal uk/ɪnˈtɜː.stɪs/ us/ɪnˈtɝː.stɪs/
 裂隙;间隙
a space between things or events
  The wall was old and crumbling with plants growing in the interstices between/in/of the bricks. 年久废弃的围墙摇摇欲坠,砖缝里长出了植物。 
 a story told in snapshots, leaving the reader to fill in the interstices 故事以简介的方式讲述,让读者自己去填补空隙。