pumice

IPA/ˈpʌmɪs/
KK[pˈʌməs]IPA/ˈpʌmɪs/

pumice — 名詞

1. a very light, soft stone formed when gas bubbles are trapped in cooling volcanic

1.名詞B2
釋義

浮石

多孔火山岩,用於去角質或拋光

a very light, soft stone formed when gas bubbles are trapped in cooling volcanic lava; it is crushed into a powder or cut into solid blocks and used for smoothing, cleaning, or polishing surfaces such as skin, stone, or wood.

例句

Elena used a rough, lightweight pumice stone to scrub dead skin from her dry heels.

Elena 用一塊粗糙輕盈的浮石,刷掉乾燥腳跟上的死皮。

collocation: pumice stone for skincare

Jun used a pumice stone to scrub soap scum off the old bathroom tiles.

Jun 用浮石刷掉老浴室磁磚上的皂垢。

collocation: pumice stone for cleaning bathroom tile

文法句型

pumice + [verb] (material, uncountable): 'Pumice forms...'

a pumice stone / a pumice block (tool, countable)

用法筆記

When referring to the raw volcanic material, pumice is uncountable (e.g. 'a layer of pumice'). When referring to a single piece used as a grooming or cleaning tool, the countable phrase pumice stone or pumice block is more natural than 'a pumice' alone.

常見錯誤

I bought a pumice to clean my bathtub.
I bought a pumice stone to clean my bathtub.
💡The countable object is called a pumice stone, not just 'pumice'.