porce·lain
noun/ˈpɔːsəlɪn/
/ˈpɔːrsəlɪn/
[uncountable, countable]- a hard, white, shiny substance made by baking clay and used for making delicate cups, plates and other objects; objects that are made of this
瓷；瓷器 - a porcelain figure
瓷像 - a collection of oriental porcelain
东方瓷器收藏 - The design is copied from Japanese porcelains of the fourteenth century.
该设计是从十四世纪的日本瓷器中复制而来的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fine
- white
- Chinese
- …
- piece
- factory
- bowl
- doll
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French porcelaine, from Italian porcellana ‘cowrie shell’, hence ‘chinaware’ (from its resemblance to the dense polished shells). - a porcelain figure