"meerschaum" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 海泡石

Definition

一种常用于制作烟斗的柔软白色矿石，特别适合吸烟用。因其能吸收水分和精美雕刻而被珍视。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

该词较为罕见，多用于讲述烟斗或矿物学。经常出现在“海泡石烟斗”一词中。来源于德语，意指“海之泡沫”。日常不常用。

Examples

He collects meerschaum pipes from Turkey.

他收藏来自土耳其的**海泡石**烟斗。

A meerschaum is white and very light.

**海泡石**呈白色且非常轻。

Many artists carve figures from meerschaum.

许多艺术家用**海泡石**雕刻人物。

I bought a beautiful old meerschaum at the market yesterday.

我昨天在市场买了一只漂亮的老**海泡石**烟斗。

His grandfather always smoked a meerschaum after dinner.

他祖父晚饭后总是抽**海泡石**烟斗。

Did you know Sherlock Holmes’s pipe was made of meerschaum?

你知道福尔摩斯的烟斗是**海泡石**做的吗？