granite

• n. 花崗岩; ストイック; 冷淡

粒、粒子から。この岩石の粒状の質感から名付けられた。

granite

granite: [17] Etymologically, granite is ‘grainy or granular rock’. The word was borrowed from Italian granito, a derivative of grano ‘grain’ (which is related to English grain). (English acquired the Italian feminine form granita in the 19th century as a term for a granular form of water ice.)
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granite (n.)

1640s, from French granit(e) (17c.) or directly from Italian granito "granite," originally "grained," past participle adjective from granire "granulate, make grainy," from grano "grain," from Latin granum "grain" (see grain (n.)). In reference to the appearance of the rock. Used figuratively for "hardness" (of the heart, head, etc.) from 1839. New Hampshire, U.S., has been the Granite State since at least 1825.

1. Here the Nile broadens out between the huge granite boulders.

ナイル川はここで広くなり、2つの花崗岩の巨石の間を通り抜けた。

2."Well，"I said，grinding my cigarette nervously into the granite step.

「いいでしょう」と言いながら、緊張して花崗岩の階段の上でタバコを揉み消した。

3.The towers are made of steel cased in granite .

これらのタワーは鉄骨構造で、花崗岩が張り巡らされている。

4.The old man 's grave is made of granite .

その老人の墓は花崗石で作られている.

5.His grave is made of granite .

彼の墓は花崗石で作られている。