jasperware

jasperware — noun

1. a kind of hard decorative pottery, usually pale blue or green and covered with r

1.名詞C2
釋義

a kind of hard decorative pottery, usually pale blue or green and covered with raised white patterns, first produced by Josiah Wedgwood.

例句

The museum case held blue jasperware with white flowers around the lid.

collocation: blue jasperware

Elise bought a small jasperware vase at the market in Bath.

collocation: jasperware vase

同義詞
  • stoneware

    broader term for high-fired pottery; not all stoneware is jasperware

  • porcelain

    usually glossier and more delicate, without the same matte raised decoration

  • pottery

    general everyday word for clay objects, much broader in meaning

文法句型

piece of jasperware

blue jasperware

jasperware vase

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when it names this pottery style or material. For one object, English more often uses a phrase such as 'a piece of jasperware' or names the object directly, as in 'a jasperware vase'.

常見錯誤

❌She bought a jasperware.
✅She bought a piece of jasperware.
💡this word is usually uncountable when you mean the pottery style or material.