lapidary
美音:
[´læpə´derı
]英音:
[´læpə´derı
]n.宝石商
难易程度:
lapidary为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词复数:lapidaries
词根
-ary 表示“人”的名词字尾
近义词, 同义词
lapidary
/'læpɪdərɪ; [US] -derɪ; `læpə,dɛrɪ/
adj (fml 文)
1 [attrib 作定语] of gems or stones, esp of their cutting, polishing or engraving 宝石的; 玉石的; (尤指)宝石或玉石切割、琢磨或雕刻的.
2 (approv 褒) dignified and concise 优雅简洁的
*a lapidary inscription, proverb, speech, etc 精确的铭文、谚语、演讲等.
n person who cuts, polishes, sets or engraves gems 宝石匠.
lapidary
adj [only before noun]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: lapidarius, from lapis 'stone']
formal well-written and accurate
the lapidary style of the poem
technical relating to the cutting or polishing of valuable stones or jewels