nephrite

n. 软玉 [化] 软玉

发音

/ˈnɛfˌɹaɪt/

词形变化

nephrites 复数 nephrites

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

    软玉

    玉

    可数 不可数 化学 地质

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

amphibole

词源

From Latin lapis nephriticus, via Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) νεφριτικός (nephritikós), meaning kidney stone, because jade was believed to have cured kidney stones.

来源：wiktionary