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enamel

noun
🔊/ɪˈnæml/
🔊/ɪˈnæml/
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  1. [uncountable, countable] a substance made from glass powder that is melted onto metal, pots, etc. and forms a hard shiny surface to protect or decorate them; an object made from enamel搪瓷；珐琅；搪瓷制品
    • a chipped enamel bowl掉瓷的搪瓷碗
    • a handle inlaid with enamel有珐琅镶饰的把手
    • an exhibition of enamels and jewellery搪瓷艺术品和珠宝首饰展览
  2. [uncountable] the hard white outer layer of a tooth（牙齿的）珐琅质，釉质Topics Bodyc2
  3. (also enamel paint)
     [uncountable, countable] a type of paint that dries to leave a hard shiny surface瓷漆；瓷釉
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (originally as a verb; formerly also as inamel): from Anglo-Norman French enamailler, from en- ‘in, on’ + amail ‘enamel’, ultimately of Germanic origin.