granite
granite 英 [ˈgrænɪt] 美 [ˈɡrænɪt]
n. 花岗岩；坚毅；冷酷无情
名词复数:granites
- Granite is a type of rock that's commonly polished smooth and used for things like kitchen counters. Granite is dark and textured, with swirls of lighter colors.
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- n. 花岗岩；坚毅；冷酷无情
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1. He was very skilled at pointing down the blocks of granite.
他善于把花岗岩石凿平。
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2. If you're working in steel or granite, redesigning or adding onto something is very expensive.
如果你用钢或花岗岩来工作，重新设计或增加一些东西是很贵的。
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3. Because water is the softest substance in the world, but yet it can penetrate the hardest rock or anything -- granite, you name it.
因为水是世界上最柔软的物质，但是它却可以穿透最坚硬的岩石，或者说花岗岩等石材。
- granite (n.) 1640s, from French granit(e) (17c.) or directly from Italian granito "granite," originally "grained," past-participle adjective from granire "granulate, make grainy," from grano "grain," from Latin granum "grain" (from PIE root *gre-no- "grain"). In reference to the appearance of the rock. Used figuratively for "hardness" (of the heart, head, etc.) from 1839. New Hampshire, U.S., has been the Granite State at least since 1825.
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