clay
US /kleɪ/
UK /kleɪ/
名詞
1.
粘土
a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet and is dried and fired to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.
例:
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The potter shaped the wet clay into a beautiful vase.
陶芸家は湿った粘土を美しい花瓶に成形した。
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The soil in this area is rich in clay.
この地域の土壌は粘土が豊富だ。
2.
肉体, 土塊
the human body, especially as contrasted with the spirit or soul
例:
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The spirit left its mortal clay.
魂は定命の肉体を離れた。
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He was just a lump of clay in the hands of fate.
彼は運命の手の中のただの粘土の塊だった。
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