英语词汇“agate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ag•ate n.

a stone used in jewelry, with curved, colored bands or other markings: [uncountable]The pendant was made of beautiful agate.[countable]polished agates.
[countable] a playing marble made of agate.

ag•ate n.

a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
a playing marble made of this substance, or of glass in imitation of it.
Printinga 5½-point type of a size between pearl and nonpareil. Cf. ruby (def. 5).

Greek achá̄tēs
Old French agathe or Italian agata (initial stress) Medieval Latin achātēs
Middle English ac(c)ate, achate, agaten (compare Dutch agaat, Old Saxon agāt, Old High German agat), apparently 1150–1200

ag′ate•like′, ag′a•toid′, adj.

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agate /ˈæɡɪt/ n

an impure microcrystalline form of quartz consisting of a variegated, usually banded chalcedony, used as a gemstone and in making pestles and mortars, burnishers, and polishers. Formula: SiO₂
a playing marble of this quartz or resembling it

Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Latin achātēs, from Greek akhatēs

agate /əˈɡeɪt/ adv

Northern English dialect on the way

Etymology: 16th Century: a-² + gate³

Agate /ˈæɡeɪt/ n

James (Evershed). 1877–1947, British theatre critic; drama critic for The Sunday Times (1923–47) and author of a nine-volume diary Ego (1935–49)

单词	agate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ag•ate /ˈægɪt/USA pronunciation n. a stone used in jewelry, with curved, colored bands or other markings: [uncountable]The pendant was made of beautiful agate.[countable]polished agates. [countable] a playing marble made of agate. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ag•ate (ag′it),USA pronunciation n. a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings. a playing marble made of this substance, or of glass in imitation of it. Printinga 5½-point type of a size between pearl and nonpareil. Cf. ruby (def. 5). Greek achá̄tēs Old French agathe or Italian agata (initial stress) Medieval Latin achātēs Middle English ac(c)ate, achate, agaten (compare Dutch agaat, Old Saxon agāt, Old High German agat), apparently 1150–1200 ag′ate•like′, ag′a•toid′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: agate /ˈæɡɪt/ n an impure microcrystalline form of quartz consisting of a variegated, usually banded chalcedony, used as a gemstone and in making pestles and mortars, burnishers, and polishers. Formula: SiO₂ a playing marble of this quartz or resembling it Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Latin achātēs, from Greek akhatēs agate /əˈɡeɪt/ adv Northern English dialect on the way Etymology: 16th Century: a-² + gate³ Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Agate /ˈæɡeɪt/ n James (Evershed). 1877–1947, British theatre critic; drama critic for The Sunday Times (1923–47) and author of a nine-volume diary Ego (1935–49)
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