granite
noun /ˈɡrænɪt/
/ˈɡrænɪt/
[uncountable]- a type of hard grey stone, often used in building
花岗岩;花岗石 Collocations DictionaryGranite is used before these nouns:- base
- counter
- monument
- …
词源mid 17th cent.: from Italian granito, literally ‘grained’, from grano ‘grain’, from Latin granum.