英语词汇“lapis lazuli”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lapis lazuli

/ˌlapɪs ˈlazjʊlʌɪ

/ /ˌlapɪs ˈlazjʊli

(also lapis)

noun [mass noun]

1A bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewellery.Agates were apparently highly valued by the ancient Egyptians for their lapidary use and were mounted into gold with other precious stones such as lapis and emeralds....

Garnet, emerald, jade, and lapis lazuli are among the gemstones created by metamorphic processes.
The occurrences, particularly the Tultuy and Malaya Bystraya deposits, are in metasomatized dolonfitic marbles and have been worked for ornamental and architectural lapis sporadically since the mid-1870s.

1.1A bright blue pigment formerly made by crushing lapis lazuli.Instead of using traditional Japanese mineral pigments such as azurite, lapis, malachite and cinnabar mixed with gelatin, he employed his familiar oil paints and European gilding methods....

Instead I pull out my knife to scrape away the paint of her robe, stripping the blue lapis that drapes her shoulders and arms, flaking gold trim into a plastic bag.

1.2A bright blue colour.Donaldson's first job was for a private client who wanted her bathroom completely decorated in lapis lazuli....

These works ranged from swirling, meditative patterns of onyx and white to startling hues of lapis lazuli.
The little girls wore strings of lapis lazuli, and the little boys blue Chinese Wellies.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin lapis 'stone' and medieval Latin lazuli, genitive of lazulum, from Persian lāžward 'lapis lazuli'. Compare with azure.

单词	lapis lazuli
释义	lapis lazuli /ˌlapɪs ˈlazjʊlʌɪ / /ˌlapɪs ˈlazjʊli / (also lapis) noun [mass noun] 1A bright blue metamorphic rock consisting largely of lazurite, used for decoration and in jewellery.Agates were apparently highly valued by the ancient Egyptians for their lapidary use and were mounted into gold with other precious stones such as lapis and emeralds.... Garnet, emerald, jade, and lapis lazuli are among the gemstones created by metamorphic processes. The occurrences, particularly the Tultuy and Malaya Bystraya deposits, are in metasomatized dolonfitic marbles and have been worked for ornamental and architectural lapis sporadically since the mid-1870s. 1.1A bright blue pigment formerly made by crushing lapis lazuli.Instead of using traditional Japanese mineral pigments such as azurite, lapis, malachite and cinnabar mixed with gelatin, he employed his familiar oil paints and European gilding methods.... Instead I pull out my knife to scrape away the paint of her robe, stripping the blue lapis that drapes her shoulders and arms, flaking gold trim into a plastic bag. 1.2A bright blue colour.Donaldson's first job was for a private client who wanted her bathroom completely decorated in lapis lazuli.... These works ranged from swirling, meditative patterns of onyx and white to startling hues of lapis lazuli. The little girls wore strings of lapis lazuli, and the little boys blue Chinese Wellies. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin lapis 'stone' and medieval Latin lazuli, genitive of lazulum, from Persian lāžward 'lapis lazuli'. Compare with azure.
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