单词 | ultramarine |
释义 | Word Frequency ultramarine(ˌʌltrəməˈriːn) noun 1. a blue pigment consisting of sodium and aluminium silicates and some sodium sulphide, obtained by powdering natural lapis lazuli or made synthetically: used in paints, printing ink, plastics, etc 2. a vivid blue colour adjective 3. of the colour ultramarine 4. from across the seas Word origin C17: from Medieval Latin ultramarinus, from ultrā beyond (see ultra-) + mare sea; so called because the lapis lazuli from which the pigment was made was importedfrom Asia |
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