porcelain
n[U]
(a) hard white translucent material made from china clay, used for making cups, plates, ornaments, etc 瓷
[attrib 作定语]
a porcelain figure 瓷像.
(b) objects made of this 瓷器
a valuable collection of antique porcelain 一批珍贵的古代瓷器收藏品.
In this way he was able to find out where they lived, how many chidren they had, and where they died and were buried.
就这样,他了解到祖先的住处,有多少孩子,死在何处,葬在哪里。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.