argillaceous

argillaceous — 形容詞

  • argillaceouspositive
  • more argillaceouscomparative
  • most argillaceoussuperlative

1. describes rock, soil, or sediment that contains or looks like clay — a technical

1.形容詞
釋義

黏土質的

含黏土或類似黏土的

describes rock, soil, or sediment that contains or looks like clay — a technical term used in geology and earth science when identifying the mineral makeup of the ground.

例句

The argillaceous soil in the valley was ideal for making traditional pottery.

山谷中的黏土質土壤非常適合製作傳統陶器。

collocation: argillaceous soil

Geologists identified the dark layer as argillaceous shale because of its fine-grained texture.

地質學家根據其細粒質地，將那層深色岩層鑑定為泥質頁岩。

collocation: argillaceous shale / domain: geology

同義詞
  • clayey

    the everyday, non-technical equivalent

  • argillic

    a more specific technical term used in soil taxonomy (e.g., 'argillic horizon')

反義詞
  • arenaceous

    technical opposite meaning 'sandy' or 'sand-rich'

  • sandy

    common opposite; soil composed mostly of sand rather than clay

用法筆記

Almost exclusively used in technical writing about geology, soil science, or archaeology. In everyday conversation, speakers use 'clayey' or 'clay-rich' instead.

常見錯誤

❌The earth in the garden is argillaceous.
✅The earth in the garden is clayey.
💡'Argillaceous' sounds unnatural in casual speech; reserve it for formal or scientific contexts.