sandstone

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n. 沙岩 [化] 砂岩

发音

UK /ˈsændˌstəʊn/
其它
US /ˈsændˌstoʊn/

词形变化

sandstones 复数 sandstones

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

    砂岩

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

下位词 9

grit brownstone bluestone firestone greensand gritrock gritstone holystone siltstone

相关短语

Old Red Sandstone New Red Sandstone

词源

From Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandastain (“sandstone, chisel, gravel”), equivalent to sand + stone. Cognate with West Frisian sânstien (“sandstone”), Saterland Frisian Soundsteen (“sandstone”), Dutch zandsteen (“sandstone”), German Low German Sandsteen (“sandstone”), German Sandstein (“sandstone”), Danish sandsten (“sandstone”), Swedish sandsten (“sandstone”), Icelandic sandsteinn (“sandstone”).

来源：wiktionary