tanzanite

n. [矿]坦桑黝帘石(产于坦桑尼亚北部)

发音

UK /ˈtænzənaɪt/
其它
US /ˈtænzəˌnaɪt/

词形变化

tanzanites 复数 tanzanites

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A trichroic violet-blue variety of the mineral zoisite mined in Tanzania, used as a gemstone.

    丹泉石

    坦桑宝石

    坦桑石

    可数 不可数

词源

From Tanzania + -ite (suffix forming nouns denoting minerals or rocks), coined by Henry B. Platt, a vice president of the American jeweler Tiffany & Co. when it first marketed the gem in 1968: see the October 3, 1968, quotation.

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