crystal

crystal
noun
  1. a piece of a homogeneous solid substance having a natural geometrically regular form with symmetrically arranged plane faces
    水晶；石英晶体
    ■(Chemistry)any solid consisting of a symmetrical, ordered, three-dimensional aggregation of atoms or molecules
    (化)结晶；结晶体
    ■(Electronics)a crystalline piece of semiconductor used as an oscillator or transducer
    (电子)（用作半导体振荡器或变换器的）晶体
    ■[mass noun]a clear transparent mineral, especially quartz
    透明矿石（尤指水晶）
  2. (亦作 crystal glass)[mass noun]highly transparent glass with a high refractive index
    晶制玻璃
    [as modifier]a crystal chandelier.
    水晶玻璃装饰灯。
    ■articles made of such glass
    晶制玻璃制品
    a collection of crystal.
    晶制玻璃制品收藏。
    ■[count noun]the glass over a watch face
    （表面上的）石英玻璃盖片
adjective
  1. clear and transparent like crystal
    晶莹的；清澈透明的
    the clean crystal waters of the lake.
    湖中清澈的水。
常用词组
crystal clear
  1. completely transparent and unclouded
    清澈透明的；晴朗的
    ■unambiguous; easily understood
    清楚的；明确的；易懂的
    the house rules are crystal clear.
    住房条约明明白白。
语源
  1. late Old English (denoting ice or a mineral resembling it), from Old French cristal, from Latin crystallum, from Greek krustallos 'ice, crystal'. The chemistry sense dates from the early 17th cent
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