lazuli

lazuli — 名詞

1. a dark blue stone with small shiny gold-coloured marks, valued as a semi-preciou

1.名詞C1
釋義

青金石

深藍色含金色斑點的半寶石

a dark blue stone with small shiny gold-coloured marks, valued as a semi-precious jewel and used in jewellery, carvings, and ground into a powder for use as a pigment in painting

例句

Camila wore a small lazuli pendant around her neck to the wedding.

卡蜜拉在婚禮上戴了一條小巧的青金石項鍊。

collocation: lazuli pendant / ring / necklace

The artist ground lazuli into a fine powder to make ultramarine paint for the portrait.

藝術家將青金石磨成細粉，用來為肖像畫製作群青顏料。

historical use: ground into pigment for painting

同義詞
  • lapis lazuli

    the full, more formal name of the same stone; interchangeable in most contexts but preferred in scientific and technical writing

  • ultramarine

    the vivid blue pigment ground from lazuli, or its synthetic imitation; not the stone itself

文法句型

lazuli (uncountable - material)

a piece/slab/fragment of lazuli

a lazuli (countable - a specimen/stone)

用法筆記

Countable use ("a lazuli") is rare and usually refers to a specific carved piece or mineral specimen; the material itself is uncountable. Distinguish the shortened form lazuli from the full name lapis lazuli — they are interchangeable in most contexts, though lapis lazuli is more formal and technical.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a lazuli necklace' (if lazuli is treated as a colour adjective).
✅She bought a necklace made of lazuli' or 'She bought a lapis lazuli necklace.
💡lazuli is a noun referring to the gemstone, not an adjective describing a colour.