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adamant
坚硬物质；顽石
核心释义
A very hard mineral or rock that is almost impossible to penetrate.
- 1.
一种几乎无法穿透的硬度的未指定矿物或岩石。
An unspecified mineral or rock of virtually impenetrable hardness.
- 2.
主要用于“of adamant”:坚硬难摧的体现；不易被摧毁或克服的品质；坚不可摧、不可渗透、攻不破；也指人不易受情感影响；冷漠、不动摇。
Chiefly in of adamant: an embodiment of impenetrable hardness; the quality of not being easily destroyed or overcome; impenetrableness, imperviousness, impregnableness; also, of a person: the quality of not being easily affected emotionally; impassiveness, unmovableness.
坚硬；坚不可摧；一种几乎无法穿透的硬度的未指定矿物或岩石。；主要用于“of adamant”:坚硬难摧的体现；不易被摧毁或克服的品质；坚不可摧、不可渗透、攻不破；也指人不易受情感影响；冷漠、不动摇。；坚硬的东西
用法In use
The knight's armor was made of adamant, impervious to any weapon.
用法提示：名词，指极其坚硬的材料。
Her resolve was like adamant, impossible to break.
用法提示：名词，比喻坚定如磐石。
The ancient sword was forged from adamant, said to be indestructible.
用法提示：名词，指坚硬物质金刚石。
be as hard as adamant
比喻极其坚硬，常用于文学或夸张语境。
The steel is as hard as adamant.
这种钢坚硬如钻。
made of adamant
该用法较少见，多用于比喻义。
The fortress walls were made of adamant.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- adamant substance
- 坚硬物质
- The philosopher sought an adamant substance that could withstand any force.哲学家寻找一种能抵抗任何力量的坚硬物质。
- adamant wall
- 坚不可摧的墙
- The castle's adamant wall had never been breached.城堡坚不可摧的墙从未被攻破。
- heart of adamant
- 铁石心肠
- She had a heart of adamant and showed no mercy.她铁石心肠，毫不怜悯。
近义词Synonyms
- diamond
- 钻石 · diamond 是具体的宝石，而 adamant 常指神话或文学中的坚硬物质。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
亚当（Adam）固执得像石头，坚不可摧。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary、figurative 通常用于文学或比喻语境，表示极其坚硬的事物，现在较少单独用作名词，多出现在固定短语或古语中。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用作不可数名词，指坚硬的材料或物质。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 adamat 在拼写上都以“ant”结尾，但发音上压力元音不同（/æ/ 与 /ɛ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ 对比），因此并不真正押韵。仅作为拼写模式参考。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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