mass noun[usu. with adj. or noun modifier]
1- pottery, typically that of a specified type陶器, 瓷器:
blue-and-white majolica ware
青花锡釉陶器
(wares) Minoan potters produced an astonishing variety of wares.
弥诺斯陶工制作了种类多得惊人的陶器。
1.1
- manufactured articles of a specified type(某种)物品; 器皿:
crystal ware
水晶制品
aluminium ware.
铝器。
1.2
wares
articles offered for sale商品:traders in the street markets displayed their wares.
街市商人展示他们的商品。
词源
Old English waru 'commodities', of Germanic origin, perhaps the same word as Scots ware 'cautiousness', and having the primary sense 'object of care'; related to WARE3.
(亦作'ware)
词源
Old English warian 'be on one's guard', from a Germanic base meaning 'observe, take care'.