petrification

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Turning to stone: the process of replacement of the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, with the original shape and topography being retained. countable,uncountable
  2. obduracy; callousness. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — a Petrification or Mortification of the Mind
  3. Sheer terror; great fright. countable,figuratively,uncountable

词形变化

petrifications plural

词汇关系

近义词
petrifaction
相关词
petrified forest petrified wood petrify crystallization vitrification

词源

From French pétrification, from Middle French pétrifier + -ation.
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