Word · Frequency #15959
terracotta
赤陶;赤土
a hard reddish-brown clay used for making pottery and building materials
- 1.
A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.
一种坚硬的红褐色无釉陶器,用于制陶和建筑。
- 2.
A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta.
类似赤陶的红褐色。
赤陶器;赤褐色;一种坚硬的红褐色无釉陶器,用于制陶和建筑。;类似赤陶的红褐色。;赤土
In use
The new flowerpots on the balcony are made of terracotta.
I bought a terracotta bowl at the street market last Saturday.
The museum has a room full of ancient terracottas.
terracotta [noun]
terracotta 作定语修饰名词时用单数形式。
The garden is full of terracotta pots.
花园里摆满了赤陶花盆。
be made of terracotta
表示材料时 terracotta 通常作不可数名词。
The statue is made of terracotta.
这座雕像是用赤陶土做的。
a shade of terracotta
这里 terracotta 指赤褐色,作颜色名使用。
The walls were painted in a warm shade of terracotta.
Connections
Collocations
- terracotta warriors
- 兵马俑
- We visited the terracotta warriors in Xi'an.我们在西安参观了兵马俑。
- terracotta pots
- 赤陶花盆
- She grows herbs in terracotta pots.她在赤陶花盆里种香草。
- terracotta tiles
- 赤陶瓦
- The house has terracotta tiles on the roof.这栋房子的屋顶铺着赤陶瓦。
- terracotta color
- 赤褐色
- I love the terracotta color of these walls.我喜欢这些墙壁的赤褐色。
- terracotta roof
- 赤陶瓦屋顶
- The villa has a terracotta roof.这座别墅的屋顶是赤陶瓦的。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
terra像土地,cotta谐音“烤它”,联想“烤过的红土”就是赤陶,颜色赤褐。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:建筑材料与装饰、陶器与雕塑、颜色描述 terracotta 表示赤陶或赤褐色,在日常和书面语中都较常见,属于中性表达;通常用于建筑、陶器和颜色描述等场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
给定音标 /ˌterəˈkɔtə/ 的末尾是 /kɔtə/,没有常用英语词与之完全押韵。下面这些词拼写或读音相近,但声音不同:lotta /ˈlɒtə/ 元音不同;grotto /ˈɡrɒtəʊ/ 和 motto /ˈmɒtəʊ/ 末尾是 /əʊ/;quota /ˈkwəʊtə/ 重读元音也不同。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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