incrustation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted. countable,uncountable
  2. A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler. countable,uncountable
  3. A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement. countable,uncountable
  4. Anything inlaid or embedded. countable,uncountable
  5. An accumulated characteristic of a person that disguises their true nature. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — Her reception of her brother was most affectionate—there are times when the most artificial, by habit, become natural; when the early memories of the heart, for a short time at least, spring up as a fountain of living waters, overflowing the selfish vanities and conventional incrustations which the world has planted—giving honest smiles to the countenance; artless, yet loving words to the tongue; and the gratified heart seems restored to a new childhood.

词形变化

incrustations plural

词源

From Latin incrustātiō.
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