| 释义 |
porphyry /pörˈfi-ri/ noun- A very hard, variegated rock of a purple and white colour, used in sculpture (porfido rosso antico)
- (loosely) an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained groundmass (geology)
ORIGIN: Gr porphyrītēs, from porphyros purple porˈphyrite noun - An old-fashioned name for an altered andesite or fine-grained diorite
- Porphyry
porphyritic /-itˈik/ adjective - Like, or of the nature of, porphyry
- Having large crystals scattered among small or in a fine-grained or glassy groundmass
porˈphyrous adjective Purple |