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an earthenware [noun]
earthenware 可作定语，表示“陶制的”。
She served the stew in an earthenware pot.
她用陶罐盛炖菜。
陶器；土器
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陶器；土器
pottery made from porous clay fired at low heat
She served the stew in an earthenware pot.
她用陶罐盛炖菜。
由黏土和其他化合物制成的不透明半多孔陶瓷
An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.
用多孔黏土低温烧制的陶器
ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
She bought a beautiful earthenware bowl at the local market.
她在当地市场买了一个漂亮的陶碗。
We packed the earthenware carefully so it would not break during the move.
我们小心地打包陶器，以免搬家时打碎。
The potter turned the wet clay into earthenware by firing it in the kiln.
陶工通过在窑中烧制，把湿黏土变成了陶器。
earthenware 可作定语，表示“陶制的”。
She served the stew in an earthenware pot.
她用陶罐盛炖菜。
此处 earthenware 为不可数材料名词，不加冠词。
These bowls are made of earthenware.
这些碗是陶制的。
指具体陶器制品时常用 a piece of earthenware，也可用复数 earthenwares 表示不同种类的陶器。
This jug is a beautiful piece of earthenware.
这个壶是一件漂亮的陶器。
Not this
I bought an earthenware at the market.
Use this
I bought a piece of earthenware at the market.
earthenware 是不可数名词，表示材料或类别，不能直接加 a/an 表示一件陶器；要说一件器物，需用 a piece of earthenware，或直接说明器物名称如 an earthenware bowl。
Not this
The vase is made by earthenware.
Use this
The vase is made of earthenware.
被动语态中 by 后接动作执行者，而制作材料应用 be made of；be made by earthenware 把陶器材料误当成了施动者，语法和语义都不成立。
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陶罐
She cooked the beans in an earthenware pot.
她用陶罐煮了豆子。
陶碗
He ate his rice from an earthenware bowl.
他用陶碗吃了米饭。
陶制花瓶
She arranged the flowers in an earthenware vase.
她把花插在一个陶制花瓶中。
釉陶
This plate is made of glazed earthenware.
这个盘子是釉陶制成的。
无釉陶器
Unglazed earthenware is porous and absorbs water.
无釉陶器有孔隙，会吸水。
一件陶器
The museum displayed a piece of earthenware from the Bronze Age.
博物馆展出了一件青铜时代的陶器。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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把 earthen（泥土的）和 ware（器皿）合起来记：泥土烧制的器皿就是 earthenware（陶器）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：商品说明、工艺介绍、考古描述 该词为普通名词，指低温烧制、多孔黏土制成的陶器。日常和书面语中都可以用，多用于商品说明、工艺介绍或考古描述等需要明确指称这类材质的场合。语气通常较为中性，没有明显的口语或正式限制。
Ware, hardware, software, and where share the same /wɛr/ ending and rhyme with the final -ware syllable of earthenware. Be careful: earthen and earthy begin with /ɝθ/ like the first syllable, but their endings differ, so they do not rhyme with earthenware.
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