stoneware

/ˈstəʊnweə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈonwˌɛr] /ˈstəʊnwer/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈonwˌɛr] /ˈstōn-ˌwer How to pronounce stoneware (audio)/ (ame, mw)

stoneware — 名詞

1. hard ceramic bowls, cups, jars, and similar things made from dense clay and fire

1.名詞B2
釋義

炻器

高溫燒成的硬質陶器

hard ceramic bowls, cups, jars, and similar things made from dense clay and fired so hot that they become strong and do not soak up water easily.

例句

Nadia bought blue stoneware bowls for the new apartment kitchen.

Nadia 買了藍色炻器碗，準備放進新公寓的廚房。

stoneware bowls

The cafe serves soup in thick stoneware mugs during winter.

那家咖啡館冬天會用厚實的炻器馬克杯盛湯。

stoneware mugs

同義詞
  • ceramics

    broader and slightly more technical; it covers more kinds of fired clay goods

  • pottery

    the everyday broader word; it can include softer earthenware too

  • earthenware

    narrower in material quality; usually softer and more porous than stoneware

  • porcelain

    usually finer, smoother, and often whiter than stoneware

文法句型

buy stoneware

stoneware bowl

stoneware mug

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when you mean this kind of ceramicware as a group. For one item, English often adds the object noun after it, as in 'stoneware bowl' or 'stoneware mug'.

常見錯誤

❌These stonewares chip easily.
✅This stoneware chips easily.
💡the word is usually uncountable when you mean the material or this type of dishes in general.
❌I bought a stoneware at the fair.
✅I bought a stoneware bowl at the fair.
💡English usually names the individual object after 'stoneware'.