黏土, 陶土

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.

範例:

• The potter shaped the wet clay into a beautiful vase. 陶藝師將濕黏土塑造成一個漂亮的花瓶。 • The soil in this area is rich in clay. 這個地區的土壤富含黏土。 同義詞:

earth mud loam marl potter's clay