granite

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown. countable,uncountable
    — Many monuments sold in the US are crafted from granite produced in China, India and elsewhere overseas, while a lot of stone-working equipment comes from Europe.
  2. Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough. figuratively,uncountable
    — ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?

词形变化

granites plural

词汇关系

衍生词
bite on granite cumulogranite Granite Bay granite blue Granite City Granite County Granite Falls Granite Flat granitelike granite poison Graniteville graniteware granitic granitical granitification granitiform granitisation granitise granitite granitization granitize granitized granitoid granodiorite granolith leucogranite microgranite monzogranite pregranitic take for granite
相关词
pegmatite feldspar quartz granodiorite

词源

From French granit (“granite”), from Italian granito (“granite”), from granire (“to granulate”), from grano (“grain”), from Latin grānum (“grain”). Compare granita.
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