lapis lazuli
/ˌlap.ɪs ˈlaz.jʊ.laɪ//ˌlæp.ɪs ˈlæz.(j)ə.li/
词源链
- 英语English
lapis lazuli
词源说明
From Middle English lapis lazuli, from Medieval Latin lapis lazulī, from lapis (“stone”) + lazulī, genitive singular of lazulum (“lapis lazuli, azure, the sky”), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli, azure”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard). Compare azure, of the same origin.
释义
名词noun
- 1(mineralogy) A deep blue stone, used in making jewelry, and traditionally used to make the pigment ultramarine.
- 2A deep, bright blue, like that of the stone.