单词
porcelain
读音
ˈpɔːrsəlɪn
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词根
Porcelain这个词源自于法语词porcelaine,进一步追溯起源自拉丁语porcellus,意为“小的猪”,初期用来描述一种贝壳形状像小猪背部的海贝。
释义
n. 瓷;瓷器 adj. 瓷制的;精美的 [ 复数 porcelains ]
例句
There were lilies everywhere in tall white porcelain vases.
到处都是插在白瓷高花瓶里的百合花。
To this class of substance belong mica, porcelain, quartz, glass, wood, etc.
属于这类物质的有云母、瓷器、石英、玻璃、木材等等。
Even lacquer, which is a more uncertain market than either porcelain or jade, went as a swing.
甚至漆器,相对于陶瓷或者玉,其市场行情更加捉摸不定,像荡秋千一样。
There were lilies everywhere in tall white porcelain vases.
到处都是插在白瓷高花瓶里的百合花。
To this class of substance belong mica, porcelain, quartz, glass, wood, etc.
属于这类物质的有云母、瓷器、石英、玻璃、木材等等。
Even lacquer, which is a more uncertain market than either porcelain or jade, went as a swing.
甚至漆器,相对于陶瓷或者玉,其市场行情更加捉摸不定,像荡秋千一样。
强化记忆
Porcelain这个词可通过发音和形象思维来记忆。你可以将它分成三个部分:“por”(猪),“ce”(色),“lain”(蓝)。你可以想象一只颜色非常漂亮,像瓷器一样洁白的小猪✨瓷器最早在中国发明,并在全球范围内广泛传播。到了16世纪,由于中式瓷器在欧洲广受欢迎,法国人把它叫做"porcelaine",意为“猪的小壳”,是由于当时中国的瓷器造型细小,质地白净,形象地说它们如同猪的小贝壳一样。
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the Dutch East India Company employed hundreds of shipsto trade gold, porcelain, spices, and silks around the globe.But running this massive operation wasn’t cheap.
helped by an extensive system of horse messengers and relay posts.Robust trade continued at sea, especially in blue-and-white porcelain,which combined white pottery from Mongol China with blue dye from Mongol Iran.
He represents the actor, Edmund Kean, playing Shakespeare's Richard III.And it's based, actually, on a more elevated piece of porcelain.So I loved, on an art historical level,
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