
terracotta
词源
源自意大利语 'terra cotta',意为 'baked earth'(烧制的土)。
noun
❶ 一种红褐色的陶土材料,常用于制作花盆、雕塑和建筑材料,因其耐用性和自然色泽而广受欢迎。
“The garden was decorated with beautiful terracotta pots.”
(花园里装饰着漂亮的赤陶花盆。)
“Ancient civilizations used terracotta to make statues and tiles.”
(古代文明用赤陶制作雕像和瓷砖。)
❶ 指由这种陶土制成的物品,通常具有红褐色或橙红色的外观。
“The museum displayed a collection of terracotta artifacts.”
(博物馆展出了一批赤陶文物。)
“Terracotta is often used in Mediterranean architecture.”
(赤陶常用于地中海风格的建筑中。)
adjective
❶ 描述由赤陶制成的物品,或具有类似赤陶的红褐色外观。
“The terracotta roof tiles gave the house a rustic look.”
(赤陶屋顶瓦片让房子显得古朴。)
“She wore a terracotta-colored dress to the party.”
(她穿了一件赤陶色的裙子去参加派对。)
常见短语
terracotta army — 指中国秦始皇陵的兵马俑,由数千个赤陶制成的士兵和战马雕像组成。
“The Terracotta Army is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century.”
(兵马俑是20世纪最伟大的考古发现之一。)
terracotta tile — 赤陶瓦片,常用于屋顶或地板,因其耐用性和自然美观而受欢迎。
“The villa's roof was made of traditional terracotta tiles.”
(别墅的屋顶是用传统的赤陶瓦片铺成的。)