marble
英 ['mɑ?b(?)l]
美['mɑrbl]
- n. 大理石；大理石制品；彈珠
- adj. 大理石的；冷酷無情的
- n. (Marble)人名；(英)馬布爾
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詞態(tài)變化
復數:?marbles;
中文詞源
marble 大理石，玻璃彈子
來自古法語marbre的拼寫異化形式，來自拉丁語marmor,來自希臘語marmoros,大理石，明亮的石頭，可能來自PIE*mer,發(fā)光，閃光，詞源同mere,morning.后用于指用小石子磨成的彈子游戲，但后來隨著玻璃技術的成熟，多用于指玻璃彈子。
英文詞源
- marble
- marble: [12] Greek mármaros, a word of unknown origin, denoted to begin with ‘any hard stone’, but association with the verb marmaírein ‘shine’ led to a particular application to ‘marble’. Latin took it over as marmor, and it passed into Old French as marbre. Here, by a process known as dissimilation, in which one of two similar sounds is replaced by a different one, marbre became marble – whence English marble. The use of the word for the little ball with which the game of ‘marbles’ is played dates from the late 17th century.
- marble (n.)
- type of stone much used in sculpture, monuments, etc., early 14c., by dissimilation from marbra (mid-12c.), from Old French marbre (which itself underwent dissimilation of 2nd -r- to -l- in 14c.; marbre persisted in English into early 15c.), from Latin marmor, from or cognate with Greek marmaros "marble, gleaming stone," of unknown origin, perhaps originally an adjective meaning "sparkling," which would connect it with marmairein "to shine." The Latin word was taken directly into Old English as marma. German Marmor is restored Latin from Old High German marmul. Meaning "little balls of marble used in a children's game" is attested from 1690s.
- marble (adj.)
- late 14c., "of marble," from marble (n.). Meaning "mottled like marble" is mid-15c. Marble cake is attested from 1864.
- marble (v.)
- 1590s (implied in marbled), "to give (something) the appearance of marble," from marble (n.). Related: Marbling.
雙語例句
- 1. Traders in Marble Arch are facing huge rent increases.
- 大理石拱門的經銷商們面臨租金的大幅上漲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A marble entrance hall leads to a sitting room.
- 大理石門廳通往起居室。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They had to cross the large marble-floored hall.
- 他們得穿過一個鋪有大理石地面的寬敞大廳。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Her heels clacked on the marble floor.
- 她的鞋后跟在大理石地面上發(fā)出咔嗒咔嗒的響聲。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The temple is supported by marble columns.
- 這座廟宇由大理石柱支撐。
來自《權威詞典》