jasper

jasper — noun

1. a hard, opaque stone found in many colors such as red, yellow, brown, or green,

1.名詞C2
釋義

a hard, opaque stone found in many colors such as red, yellow, brown, or green, which is cut and polished for use in jewelry and small decorative objects

例句

Yuki gave her mother a bracelet made of green jasper for her sixtieth birthday.

collocation: green jasper / red jasper / polished jasper

The market stall had pieces of red and yellow jasper arranged in small wooden boxes.

同義詞
  • agate

    a banded form of quartz, often translucent, whereas jasper is opaque and usually has a more uniform color

  • chalcedony

    the broader mineral group that includes both jasper and agate, but chalcedony is often translucent while jasper is opaque

用法筆記

Jasper is typically treated as an uncountable noun when referring to the stone as a material: 'The brooch is carved from jasper.' It becomes countable when talking about individual pieces or varieties: 'Several different jaspers were on display at the show.'

常見錯誤

❌Jasper is a transparent stone used in jewelry.
✅Jasper is an opaque stone used in jewelry.
💡Unlike diamonds or quartz crystals, jasper is not transparent; light cannot pass through it.

2. a style of hard ceramic pottery in which the main body is colored and the surfac

2.名詞C2
釋義

a style of hard ceramic pottery in which the main body is colored and the surface has white shapes or patterns that stand out in relief, best known from the Wedgwood company in England

例句

The museum displayed a blue jasper vase with raised white flowers and leaves.

collocation: blue jasper / jasper vase / raised white decoration

Anna collects antique jasper teapots with white classical figures on the sides.

同義詞
  • jasperware

    the exact same meaning; 'jasperware' is a more specific, modern term for this style of pottery

  • stoneware

    a broader category of pottery that includes jasper; stoneware does not specifically have the raised white decoration

用法筆記

Also called 'jasperware.' This sense refers specifically to the pottery style, not to the stone. The two meanings are historically linked — Wedgwood named the pottery after the gemstone because the colored stone body reminded them of natural jasper.

常見錯誤

❌The blue jasper vase is carved from solid stone.
✅The blue jasper vase is made of ceramic stoneware with white decoration.
💡Jasper pottery is fired clay, not carved rock.

3. a dark green color that is almost black, named after the shade found in some typ

3.名詞C2
釋義

a dark green color that is almost black, named after the shade found in some types of the stone jasper

例句

Hoa painted her front door a deep jasper green that looked almost black at night.

collocation: jasper green

Marco chose a jasper green scarf to match his olive coat.