bakelite

IPA/ˈbeɪ.kə.laɪt/
IPA/ˈbeɪ.kə.laɪt/

bakelite — noun

1. a hard, durable plastic that was one of the earliest synthetic plastics ever cre

1.名詞B2
釋義

a hard, durable plastic that was one of the earliest synthetic plastics ever created, widely used from the early 1900s to produce household items such as telephones, radios, kitchenware, and jewellery.

例句

Baraka bought an old bakelite radio at the weekend market.

bakelite radio — historical collectible at a market

The old telephone in the museum had a shiny black bakelite casing.

bakelite + noun modifier (casing)

文法句型

bakelite + noun (as modifier)

made of bakelite

用法筆記

Bakelite is a former trademark that became the common name for this type of plastic. Although it is a brand name, it is now treated as an ordinary uncountable material noun in everyday English.

常見錯誤

I found a beautiful bakelite on the shelf.
I found a beautiful bakelite hand mirror on the shelf.
💡Bakelite refers to the material, not the object; use it as an uncountable noun or as a modifier before a noun.