| 单词 | semiporcelain |
| 释义 | semiporcelain in British English (ˌsɛmɪˈpɔːslɪn) noun a durable porcellaneous stoneware; stone china semiporcelain in American English (ˌsɛmɪˈpɔrsələn) noun a type of glazed earthenware that looks like porcelain but is opaque semiporcelain in American English (ˌsemiˈpɔrsəlɪn, -ˈpour-, -ˈpɔrslɪn, -ˈpours-, ˌsemai-) noun any of several vitrified ceramic wares lacking the translucency or hardness of true porcelain but otherwise similar to it Word origin [1875–80; semi- + porcelain]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hat trick, massage, pressure point, weekend, weekendersemi- is a combining form borrowed from Latin, meaning “half,” freely prefixed to Englishwords of any origin, now sometimes with the senses “partially,” “incompletely,” “somewhat”.Other words that use the affix semi- include: semiautomatic, semidetached, semimonthly, semisophisticated |
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