marmoreal
adjective
formaluk/mɑːˈmɔː.ri.əl/us/mɑːrˈmɔːr.i.əl/made of orlookingsimilartomarble(= atypeof very hardrockwith apatternoflinesthrough it that can bepolishedtobecomesmoothandshiny):
大理石制成的；大理石一般的The marmorealsplendourof the Glasgow City Chambers was afinesetting for thelecture.格拉斯哥市政厅大理石般的宏伟壮丽是演讲的绝佳场景。
In somephotographstaken near the end of hislife, helooksmarmoreal - astatueof himself.在他生命将近终点时拍摄的一些照片中，他看起来如同大理石一般——一尊他自己的雕像。
tooseriousandlackinginmovement,energy, orenthusiasm:
过分严肃的；无精打采的，缺乏热情的Sheseemspulsinglyalivein a way that thegrand, marmorealsingerssometimes did not.她看起来活力四射，不像那些高高在上、过分严肃的歌手。
As anactor, he's always beenwooden, but here he's marmoreal.作为演员，他一直很木讷；但在这里，他又无精打采。
- Weexpectto beawedby thesheersizeand marmorealmagnificenceofDavid, the Sistine Chapel, thedomeof St. Peter's in Rome.
- Theplayisstagedlike adream, with aseriesoffigurestakingturnstositbroodingabove theaction,outlinedin a marmoreallight.
- Hisoverallapproachis morewarmandflowingthan marmoreal, the 17-minute Adagiopacedso that it neverdrags.
Geology: types of rock
- arenaceous
- arenite
- asthenosphere
- asthenospheric
- basaltic
- borax
- chalk
- emery
- feldspar
- flint
- lahar
- limestone
- magma
- marcasite
- marl
- metamorphic
- pumice
- pumice stone
- scour
- soapstone
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