单词 | porphyry |
释义 | Word Frequency porphyry(ˈpɔːfɪrɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. any igneous rock with large crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals 2. obsolete a reddish-purple rock consisting of large crystals of feldspar in a finer groundmass of feldspar, hornblende, etc Word origin C14 porfurie, from Late Latin porphyrītēs, from Greek porphuritēs (lithos) purple (stone), from porphuros purpleWord Frequency Porphyry(ˈpɔːfɪrɪ) noun original name Malchus. 232–305 ad, Greek Neo-Platonist philosopher, born in Syria; disciple and biographer of Plotinus |
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