English Dictionary

lapidary

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈlæpɪdəɹi/

形容詞

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Pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them. / Suitable for inscriptions; efficient, stately, concise; embodying the refinement and precision characteristic of stone-cutting.

日本語の意味

宝石や貴石に関する、またはそれらを加工する技術のこと。 / 刻文に適している、または効率的で厳か、簡潔なさま。

The lapidary craftsman inspected each rough crystal to plan the cuts that would maximize its brilliance.

宝石職人は、各原石を注意深く調べ、輝きを最大限に引き出すためのカットを計画した。

意味（1）

Pertaining to gems and precious stones, or the art of working them.

意味（2）

Suitable for inscriptions; efficient, stately, concise; embodying the refinement and precision characteristic of stone-cutting.

The sole truth was that supplied by mathematics or by such lapidary propositions as “What's done cannot be undone,” which was irrefutably correct.