granite
/ˈgrænɪt/noun
mass noun
1- a very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone花岗岩, 花岗石。
1.1
- used in similes and metaphors to refer to something very hard and impenetrable用于明喻和暗喻坚硬的; 难以穿透的：
as modifier a man with granite determination.有着花岗岩般坚定决心的男子。
派生词
granitic
adjectivegranitoid
adjective & noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from Italian granito, literally'grained', from grano 'grain', from Latin granum.