| 词汇 | alabaster |
| 词源 | alabaster. The name of this variety of gypsum derives from the Greek alabastos, which in turn is said to come from the name of an ancient Egyptian town where it was found. Because the substance is often white and translucent, alabaster has also come to mean smooth and white, as in “her alabaster skin.” |
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