来自中古法语procelaine,来自意大利语porcellana,贝壳,瓷器,因其相似的光泽而得名,来自拉丁语porcellus,小猪,词源同pork,-elle,小词后缀。据说是因为贝壳的孔隙有如母猪的外阴而得名。
porcelain is china & china is p.; there is no recondite difference between the two things, which indeed are not two, but one; & the difference between the two words is merely that china is the homely term, while porcelain is exotic & literary. [Fowler]
来自柯林斯例句
来自柯林斯例句
来自柯林斯例句
来自《权威词典》
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》