celestine
celestine — 名詞
1. a pale blue or white mineral found in soft rock layers, used in fireworks and gl
天青石
淺藍色硫酸鍶礦物，用於煙火與陶瓷
a pale blue or white mineral found in soft rock layers, used in fireworks and glass to produce bright colours when burned
Naoko found a beautiful celestine crystal while exploring an old mine in Sicily.
Naoko 在探訪西西里一座老礦場時，發現了一塊美麗的天青石晶體。
collocation: celestine crystal
The museum's geology hall displays a celestine specimen from Madagascar that glows soft blue.
博物館的地質廳展示了一件來自馬達加斯加的天青石標本，散發出淡藍色的光澤。
collocation: celestine specimen
Firework makers use celestine to produce the bright red colour in holiday displays.
煙火製造商利用天青石來製造節慶煙火中亮紅色的效果。
A large celestine deposit was discovered near the village, bringing geologists from five countries.
村子附近發現了一處大型的天青石礦床，吸引了來自五個國家的地質學家。
Rafael catalogued his celestine specimen and kept it in a display case with other samples.
Rafael 將他的天青石標本編入收藏目錄，和其他礦物樣本一起放進展示櫃。
- celestite
the exact same mineral; celestite is the more frequent name in scientific writing
用法筆記
This mineral is also commonly called celestite. The name comes from the Latin word for 'heavenly', referring to its sky-blue colour.
常見錯誤
celestine — 形容詞
- celestinepositive
- more celestinecomparative
- most celestinesuperlative
1. describing a dish, especially a clear soup, that is decorated with very thin str
綴餅絲的
以細切薄餅絲點綴的（菜餚）
describing a dish, especially a clear soup, that is decorated with very thin strips of cooked pancake or crêpe as a garnish
The chef served a consommé celestine topped with delicate strips of golden pancake.
主廚端出了一碗薄餅絲清湯，上面綴著細緻的金黃色薄餅絲。
pattern: soup name + celestine
Olivia ordered the celestine soup, with fine crêpe ribbons floating on the warm broth.
Olivia 點了那道薄餅絲湯，湯麵上飄著輕薄的可麗餅細絲。
The head chef showed the apprentices how to roll a crêpe and cut it into strips for the consommé.
主廚向學徒們示範如何將可麗餅捲起來切成細絲，用來裝飾清湯。
The restaurant menu listed a celestine consommé that came with feather-light pancake strips.
餐廳的菜單上有一道薄餅絲清湯，上面飄著輕如羽毛的薄餅細絲。
用法筆記
This is a specialised French culinary term. It is almost only used for clear soups (consommé) and occasionally for other light broths. The garnish itself is made from thin crêpes cut into fine strips.