onyx

IPA/ˈɒnɪks/
KK[ˈɑnɪks]IPA/ˈɑːnɪks/

onyx — 名詞

1. a hard stone with flat bands of different colours, often black and white, that i

1.名詞B2
釋義

縞瑪瑙

帶平行色帶的半寶石

a hard stone with flat bands of different colours, often black and white, that is cut and polished for use in jewellery and carved objects

例句

Hari wore a ring with a black onyx stone set in silver.

Hari 戴了一枚鑲有黑色縞瑪瑙的銀戒指。

countable: a single cut stone of onyx

The museum displayed an ancient Roman cameo carved from onyx.

博物館展示了一枚用縞瑪瑙雕刻的古羅馬浮雕寶石。

uncountable: onyx as a carving material

常見搭配
  • black onyx
  • white onyx
  • polished onyx
  • carved onyx
  • onyx ring
  • onyx beads
  • onyx cameo
  • onyx countertop
同義詞
  • agate

    agate is a broader category of banded chalcedony; onyx has straight parallel bands while agate has curved bands

  • sardonyx

    a variety of onyx with red (sard) and white bands, specifically named

用法筆記

Uncountable by default (e.g. 'a table inlaid with onyx'). Countable when referring to a specific stone in jewellery ('a fine onyx in a gold setting').

常見錯誤

She wore an onyx bracelet.' (correct as given)
She wore an onyx bracelet.
onyx is fine as an attributive noun to describe the material of an item.
The counter is made of an onyx.' (when meaning the material)
The counter is made of onyx.
use uncountable form for the material in general.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • onyx stone
  • onyx slab
  • onyx bead
  • onyx ring
  • onyx necklace
  • onyx cameo
  • onyx tile
  • onyx countertop

常用片語

  • black and white onyx
  • polished onyx
  • carved onyx

介系詞搭配

  • inlaid with onyx
  • carved from onyx
  • set in onyx