earthen

a. 土制的, 陶制的

发音

US /ˈɝθən/
其它
UK /ˈɜː(ɹ)θən/
UK /ˈɜː(ɹ)ðən/

词形变化

earthened earthening earthens 三单 earthens earthening 现在分词 earthened 过去式 earthened 过去分词 more earthen 比较级 most earthen 最高级

别名

arthen

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    to provide or add soil to

    及物
  2. 2.

    to make earthly or earthlike

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Made of earth or mud.

    1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans A hundred earthen dwellings stood on the margin of the lake […]

  2. 2.

    Made of clay.

    1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation ... the Godfathers and Godmothers follow into the midst of the Church, where there is a small table ready set, and on it an earthen pot ful of warme water, […]

  3. 3.

    Earthly.

    古体

相关短语

earthen mound

词源

From earth + -en (“to make like”).

来源：wiktionary