porphyry
/pawr-fuh-ree/US // ˈpɔr fə ri //UK // (ˈpɔːfɪrɪ) //
斑岩,斑岩类,斑岩体,卟啉
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural por·phy·ries.
- : a very hard rock, anciently quarried in Egypt, having a dark, purplish-red groundmass containing small crystals of feldspar.
- : Petrology. any igneous rock containing coarse crystals, as phenocrysts, in a finer-grained groundmass.
Examples
He stood still an instant, hidden by the porphyry columns of the portico.
The crystallised ray enshrines the liquid, and the porphyry flagstones of the terraces reflect the surrounding objects like ice.
In vain he sought support against one of the porphyry columns at the facade of the mosque.
The river, perfectly clear of rocks, was a sheet of liquid porphyry, an arrow of dark-red water slightly flecked with foam.
Now, among the spoil were some bronze gates and two rosy pillars of porphyry, very precious.
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