英语词汇“porphyry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

por•phy•ry n., pl. -ries.

Rocksa very hard rock, anciently quarried in Egypt, having a dark, purplish-red groundmass containing small crystals of feldspar.
Rocks[Petrol.]any igneous rock containing coarse crystals, as phenocrysts, in a finer-grained groundmass.

Greek porphyrí̄tēs porphyry, short for porphyrí̄tēs líthos porphyritic (i.e., purplish) stone, equivalent. to pórphyr(os) purple + -ītēs; see -ite¹
Medieval Latin porphyreum, alteration of Latin porphyrītēs
Middle English porfurie, porfirie 1350–1400

Por•phy•ry n. (Malchus)

Biographicala.d.c233–c304, Greek philosopher.

Por•phyr•e•an adj. Por•phyr′i•an, adj., n.
Por•phyr′i•an•ist, n.

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porphyry /ˈpɔːfɪrɪ/ n ( pl -ries)

any igneous rock with large crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
obsolete a reddish-purple rock consisting of large crystals of feldspar in a finer groundmass of feldspar, hornblende, etc

Etymology: 14th Century porfurie, from Late Latin porphyrītēs, from Greek porphuritēs (lithos) purple (stone), from porphuros purple

Porphyry /ˈpɔːfɪrɪ/ n

original name Malchus. 232–305 ad, Greek Neo-Platonist philosopher, born in Syria; disciple and biographer of Plotinus

单词	porphyry
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 por•phy•ry (pôr′fə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ries. Rocksa very hard rock, anciently quarried in Egypt, having a dark, purplish-red groundmass containing small crystals of feldspar. Rocks[Petrol.]any igneous rock containing coarse crystals, as phenocrysts, in a finer-grained groundmass. Greek porphyrí̄tēs porphyry, short for porphyrí̄tēs líthos porphyritic (i.e., purplish) stone, equivalent. to pórphyr(os) purple + -ītēs; see -ite¹ Medieval Latin porphyreum, alteration of Latin porphyrītēs Middle English porfurie, porfirie 1350–1400 Por•phy•ry (pôr′fə rē),USA pronunciation n. (Malchus) Biographicala.d.c233–c304, Greek philosopher. Por•phyr•e•an (pôr fēr′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj. Por•phyr′i•an, adj., n. Por•phyr′i•an•ist, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: porphyry /ˈpɔːfɪrɪ/ n ( pl -ries) any igneous rock with large crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals obsolete a reddish-purple rock consisting of large crystals of feldspar in a finer groundmass of feldspar, hornblende, etc Etymology: 14th Century porfurie, from Late Latin porphyrītēs, from Greek porphuritēs (lithos) purple (stone), from porphuros purple Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Porphyry /ˈpɔːfɪrɪ/ n original name Malchus. 232–305 ad, Greek Neo-Platonist philosopher, born in Syria; disciple and biographer of Plotinus
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