| 正面 | 6920.granite 英 ['grænɪt]美 ['grænɪt]     |
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| 背面 |      释义： In reference to the appearance of the rock.n. 花岗岩；坚毅；冷酷无情 例句： 1. Here the Nile broadens out between the huge granite boulders.尼罗河在此处变宽，从两块花岗岩巨石间穿过。 granite 花岗岩来自grain, 颗粒。因这种岩石颗粒状的纹理而得名。 granitegranite: [17] Etymologically, granite is ‘grainy or granular rock’. The word was borrowed from Italian granito, a derivative of grano ‘grain’ (which is related to English grain). (English acquired the Italian feminine form granita in the 19th century as a term for a granular form of water ice.)=> graingranite (n.)1640s, from French granit(e) (17c.) or directly from Italian granito "granite," originally "grained," past participle adjective from granire "granulate, make grainy," from grano "grain," from Latin granum "grain" (see grain (n.)). In reference to the appearance of the rock. Used figuratively for "hardness" (of the heart, head, etc.) from 1839. New Hampshire, U.S., has been the Granite State since at least 1825." |