释义 |
ado·be \əˈdōbē\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Spanish, from Arabic aṭ-ṭūb the brick, from Coptic tōbe brick 1. : a brick of sun-dried earth and straw : building material of sun-dried earth and straw 2. : a heavy-textured clay soil (as that of the semiarid southwestern United States) used in making sun-dried bricks : alluvial or playa clay in desert or arid regions 3. : a house or other structure made of adobe bricks 4. : mudcap [adobe 3] |