英语词汇“carnelian”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

carnelian

释义

carnelian|kɑːˈniːlɪən|
Forms: 7–8 carnelion, 9 carnelian.
[A variant of cornelian, altered under the influence of med.L. carneolus carneol, or otherwise etymologized from L. carn-em flesh, with the notion of expressing ‘flesh-coloured’.]
cornelian; a flesh-coloured, deep red, or reddish-white variety of chalcedony.
1695Woodward Nat. Hist. Earth (T.) The common carnelion has its name from its flesh colour..which is, in some of these stones, paler, when it is called the female carnelion; in others deeper, called the male.1789Mrs. Piozzi Journ. France II. 335 Carnelions much amaze one in so northern a latitude.1816J. Smith Panorama Sc. & Art II. 463 The carnelion is an agate nearly transparent, of different shades.1861C. King Ant. Gems (1866) 5 The Carnelian is a semi-transparent quartz of a dull red colour, arranged often in different shades.

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

相关内容11：

“carnelian”的英英意思

“普里米酮”英文翻译

“care-worm”的英英意思

“普劳特假说”英文翻译

“英语拼写”英文翻译

“carneity”的英英意思

友情链接