a hard, white, shiny substance made by baking clay and used for making delicate cups, plates and other objects; objects that are made of this瓷；瓷器- a porcelain figure瓷像
- a collection of oriental porcelain东方瓷器的集合
- The design is copied from Japanese porcelains of the fourteenth century.该设计仿照了14世纪的日本瓷器。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective… of porcelainporcelain + nounSee full entry Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French porcelaine, from Italian porcellana ‘cowrie shell’, hence ‘chinaware’ (from its resemblance to the dense polished shells).