| 英语单词 | porcelain |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['pɔːsəlɪn] 美 ['pɔːrsəlɪn] |
| 中文释义 | n.瓷器;瓷 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The museum displays the specimen of ancient Chinese porcelain. (2) I don't know enough about porcelain to be able to price these plates. (3) The porcelain is fine and glossy. (4) There is a porcelain figure on the table. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 这个博物馆展出中国古瓷器标本。 (2) 我不太懂得瓷器,估计不出这些盘子的价钱。 (3) 瓷质细润。 (4) 桌子上有一个瓷像。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Your mom's favorite white china plates are probably made out of porcelain. Porcelain is a nearly translucent ceramic material used to make plates, bowls, and cups. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The dishes at a fancy restaurant are often porcelain, a fine, delicate kind of china. Sometimes knickknacks, dolls, and art objects are also made from porcelain. The word comes from the Italian word for "cowrie shell," porcellana, which compares the shiny look of porcelain to the polished inside of a shell. Porcelain has a tricky spelling — although it ends with ain, it rhymes with ten, not rain. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]瓷 Porcelain is a hard, shiny substance made by heating clay. It is used to make delicate cups, plates, and ornaments.
2 [N-VAR 可变名词]瓷器 A porcelain is an ornament that is made of porcelain. You can refer to a number of such ornaments as porcelain .
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