pottery
/ˈpɒtərɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- pots, dishes, and other articles made of earthenware or baked clay. Pottery can be broadly divided into earthenware, porcelain, and stoneware.陶器。
1.1
- the craft or profession of making such ware制陶工艺; 制陶业：
courses include drawing, painting, and pottery
课程包括素描、油画和制陶工艺。
1.2
- count noun a factory or workshop where such ware is made陶器工厂; 陶器作坊。
1.3
the Potteries
the area around Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, where the English pottery industry is based陶瓷之都（斯塔福德郡特伦特河畔斯托克市周边地区, 为英国陶瓷工业基地）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French poterie, from potier 'a potter'.