| 单词 | aventurine |
| 释义 | aventurineor a·ven·tu·rin[ uh-ven-chuh-reen, -rin ] / əˈvɛn tʃəˌrin, -rɪn / nounan opaque, brown glass containing fine, gold-colored particles. any of several varieties of minerals, especially quartz or feldspar, spangled with bright particles of mica, hematite, or other minerals. Also called goldstone. Origin of aventurine1805–15; <French, equivalent to aventure chance (see adventure) + -ine-ine2; so called because metal particles are introduced into the molten glass pell-mell (à l'aventure) Words nearby aventurineavenge, avenger, avens, aventail, Aventine, aventurine, Aventyl, avenue, Avenzoar, aver, average Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for aventurineaventurine aventurin avanturine (əˈvæntjʊrɪn)/ (əˈvɛntjʊrɪn) / nouna dark-coloured glass, usually green or brown, spangled with fine particles of gold, copper, or some other metal Also called: sunstone a light-coloured translucent variety of orthoclase feldspar containing reddish-gold particles of iron compounds a variety of quartz containing red or greenish particles of iron oxide or mica: a gemstone Word Origin for aventurineC19: from French, from Italian avventurina, from avventura chance; so named because usually found by accident; see adventure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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