Opal
['əʊp(ə)l] or ['opl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones.
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解釋/意思:
(n.) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
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解釋/意思:
n. a precious stone of a milky hue remarkable for its changing colours.—n. Opalesc′ence.—adjs. Opalesc′ent reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; O′paline relating to or like opal.—v.t. O′palise.
西里尔整理
例句/造句/用法:
- This is wonderful-' It was a round opal, red and fiery, set in a circle of tiny rubies. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Only the opal, with its thin wire loop, would go on her ring finger. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Ah yes, I recall the case; it was concerned with an opal tiara. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- In some instances the wood has been converted into solid jasper or has been changed into opal or agate, or filled with chalcedony or crystallized quartz, with beautifully variegated colors. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Silica is also met with in the carnelian and we find it constituting jasper, agate, cat’s-eye, onyx and opals. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
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