Word · Frequency #24557
serpentine
蛇纹石
核心释义
any of a group of green or brown minerals made of magnesium and iron silicates, similar in appearance to snake skin
- 1.
被认为可治蛇咬伤的几种植物之任一种。
Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
- 2.
一种烟花。
A kind of firework.
- 3.
螺旋形蒸馏管。
A coiled distillation tube.
- 4.
几种相关三次曲线之任一种；蛇形曲线。
Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea
- 5.
马术中的蛇形步。
In dressage, a winding walk across on the arena.
- 6.
由镁和铁硅酸盐组成的几种绿色/棕色矿物之任一种,具有类似的层状晶体结构,外观略似蛇皮。
Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.
- 7.
以这些矿物为主的岩石露头或区域。
An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
蛇纹石露头；蛇纹石质地区；蛇形蒸馏管；一种烟花；蛇咬药草；治蛇咬的植物；蛇形曲线
用法In use
The old quarry was rich in green serpentine, which the locals once polished for ornaments.
用法提示：此处serpentine为不可数名词，意思是“蛇纹石”，指一种绿色矿物。
The hiking trail crossed a ridge of dark serpentine that shimmered after the rain.
用法提示：句中serpentine作名词，指“蛇纹石”，用作不可数名词。
The museum displayed a polished slab of serpentine next to other colorful minerals.
用法提示：此处serpentine为名词，表示“蛇纹石”，与矿物语境一致。
a serpentine
此时 serpentine 是可数名词，指马术中的蛇形步。
The rider performed a serpentine in the arena.
骑手在场地中走出了一道蛇形路线。
made of serpentine
serpentine 指矿物材料时通常作不可数名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- serpentine minerals
- 蛇纹石矿物
- Serpentine minerals often contain water in their crystal structure.蛇纹石矿物通常在其晶体结构中含水分。
- serpentine rock
- 蛇纹岩
- The cliff is made of serpentine rock that formed deep underground.这处悬崖由在地下深处形成的蛇纹岩构成。
- serpentine soil
- 蛇纹石土壤
- Serpentine soil supports a unique community of plants.蛇纹石土壤滋养着一群独特的植物。
- serpentine curve
- 蛇形曲线
- In geometry class we studied the properties of the serpentine curve.几何课上我们学习了蛇形曲线的性质。
- serpentine outcrop
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
serpentine 开头像 serpent（蛇），联想“像蛇的”：蛇纹石、螺旋管、马术蛇形步都蜿蜒曲折。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：geology、mineralogy、chemistry、dressage、mathematics 作名词时，serpentine 通常用于正式、专业的书面语境，比较常见于地质学、矿物学、化学、马术或数学等领域的文献或教学材料中；日常口语中很少作为名词使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
作名词时含义随语境变化，可指植物、矿物、蒸馏管或马术路线等。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
同韵词：valentine、turpentine 以 /ˌtaɪn/ 结尾，divine 以 /vaɪn/ 结尾，line 以 /laɪn/ 结尾，都与 serpentine 最后的 /ˌtaɪn/ 押韵。注意：nicotine 的 -tine 读 /ˌtiːn/，determine 的 -ine 读 /ɪn/，都不与 /taɪn/ 押韵。
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