Definition of cinnabar in English:

cinnabar

noun ˈsɪnəbɑːˈsɪnəˌbɑr

1mass noun A bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulphide, sometimes used as a pigment.
朱砂，辰砂
Example sentencesExamples
- It is still possible to buy smears of cinnabar in the town of Huancavelica, located at 1,000 meters below the mine.
- When he was only 15, an immortal taught him the art of refining cinnabar into a medicine that was said to cure all illnesses.
- The Greek philosopher Theophrastus described a method for preparing mercury by rubbing cinnabar with vinegar in a clay dish.
- Some of the oldest focus not on gold but on cinnabar, the red mineral mercury sulphide.
- Instead of using traditional Japanese mineral pigments such as azurite, lapis, malachite and cinnabar mixed with gelatin, he employed his familiar oil paints and European gilding methods.
- In the 5th century B.C., Asian artists discovered that the mineral cinnabar produced a stable, vivid red.
- The Taoist quest for longevity, begun in earlier times, persisted with research and experimentation in the consumption of cinnabar.
- Cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound.
- Mercury is a persistent heavy metal, processed into a liquid from mined cinnabar.
- This is when the first texts for obtaining mercury from its ore cinnabar appear.
- The data obtained can be used as a reference for controlling soluble mercury contents in Chinese traditional patent medicines containing cinnabar.
- The trail once led from the cinnabar or quicksilver mines of Mount St Helena to the port of San Pablo.
- But, among what Ms. Moore lists as ‘poisonous’ pigments are cinnabar and realgar.
- Red cinnabar had been sprinkled over the body and grave goods.
- Allergy to tattoo pigment is rare, but reaction to cinnabar, the red pigment, is the most common.
- The mineraloid is usually found in the ore cinnabar, where it must go through a heating and condensing process to be obtained.
- Striking jewellery from these Toronto designers includes materials like black jade, amber and cinnabar.
1. 1.1 The bright red colour of cinnabar.
  鲜红色；朱红色
  as modifier the blood coagulated in cinnabar threads
  血液凝结成朱红色的细丝。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The yellow is paired with a brilliant, beautiful cinnabar red.
  The thick curly mass of her cinnabar hair hung heavily, almost to her waist when wet.
  In the 16 paintings in this show, Shinoda uses black sumi and cinnabar inks in asymmetrical compositions that balance empty space.
  The ocher yellow and cinnabar red walls suggest Morocco, while the citrus and grapevines in containers evoke Italy.
  The white plaster dust had been washed out of his hair and now his rich cinnabar mane shone.
  Synonyms
  scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured
2A day-flying moth with black and red wings, whose black and yellow caterpillars feed on groundsel and ragwort.
千里光蛾，红棒球蝶灯蛾
Tyria jacobaeae, family Arctiidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Ragwort is the food plant for more than 70 species of insects, most notably the cinnabar moth.
- In recent years, ragwort hysteria has led to a decline in numbers of cinnabars.
- Ragwort supports the life cycle of a multitude of creatures, most notably the cinnabar moth.

Origin

Middle English: from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of oriental origin.

Definition of cinnabar in US English:

cinnabar

nounˈsɪnəˌbɑrˈsinəˌbär

1A bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulfide. It is the only important ore of mercury and is sometimes used as a pigment.
朱砂，辰砂
Example sentencesExamples
- Red cinnabar had been sprinkled over the body and grave goods.
- Mercury is a persistent heavy metal, processed into a liquid from mined cinnabar.
- Cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound.
- In the 5th century B.C., Asian artists discovered that the mineral cinnabar produced a stable, vivid red.
- The Taoist quest for longevity, begun in earlier times, persisted with research and experimentation in the consumption of cinnabar.
- Striking jewellery from these Toronto designers includes materials like black jade, amber and cinnabar.
- Some of the oldest focus not on gold but on cinnabar, the red mineral mercury sulphide.
- It is still possible to buy smears of cinnabar in the town of Huancavelica, located at 1,000 meters below the mine.
- Allergy to tattoo pigment is rare, but reaction to cinnabar, the red pigment, is the most common.
- Instead of using traditional Japanese mineral pigments such as azurite, lapis, malachite and cinnabar mixed with gelatin, he employed his familiar oil paints and European gilding methods.
- The data obtained can be used as a reference for controlling soluble mercury contents in Chinese traditional patent medicines containing cinnabar.
- The Greek philosopher Theophrastus described a method for preparing mercury by rubbing cinnabar with vinegar in a clay dish.
- But, among what Ms. Moore lists as ‘poisonous’ pigments are cinnabar and realgar.
- The trail once led from the cinnabar or quicksilver mines of Mount St Helena to the port of San Pablo.
- When he was only 15, an immortal taught him the art of refining cinnabar into a medicine that was said to cure all illnesses.
- The mineraloid is usually found in the ore cinnabar, where it must go through a heating and condensing process to be obtained.
- This is when the first texts for obtaining mercury from its ore cinnabar appear.
1. 1.1 The bright red color of this; vermilion.
  鲜红色；朱红色
  as modifier the blood coagulated in cinnabar threads
  血液凝结成朱红色的细丝。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The thick curly mass of her cinnabar hair hung heavily, almost to her waist when wet.
  The ocher yellow and cinnabar red walls suggest Morocco, while the citrus and grapevines in containers evoke Italy.
  The white plaster dust had been washed out of his hair and now his rich cinnabar mane shone.
  In the 16 paintings in this show, Shinoda uses black sumi and cinnabar inks in asymmetrical compositions that balance empty space.
  The yellow is paired with a brilliant, beautiful cinnabar red.
  Synonyms
  scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured

Origin

Middle English: from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of oriental origin.

词汇	cinnabar
释义	Definition of cinnabar in English: cinnabar noun ˈsɪnəbɑːˈsɪnəˌbɑr 1mass noun A bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulphide, sometimes used as a pigment. 朱砂，辰砂 Example sentencesExamples It is still possible to buy smears of cinnabar in the town of Huancavelica, located at 1,000 meters below the mine. When he was only 15, an immortal taught him the art of refining cinnabar into a medicine that was said to cure all illnesses. The Greek philosopher Theophrastus described a method for preparing mercury by rubbing cinnabar with vinegar in a clay dish. Some of the oldest focus not on gold but on cinnabar, the red mineral mercury sulphide. Instead of using traditional Japanese mineral pigments such as azurite, lapis, malachite and cinnabar mixed with gelatin, he employed his familiar oil paints and European gilding methods. In the 5th century B.C., Asian artists discovered that the mineral cinnabar produced a stable, vivid red. The Taoist quest for longevity, begun in earlier times, persisted with research and experimentation in the consumption of cinnabar. Cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound. Mercury is a persistent heavy metal, processed into a liquid from mined cinnabar. This is when the first texts for obtaining mercury from its ore cinnabar appear. The data obtained can be used as a reference for controlling soluble mercury contents in Chinese traditional patent medicines containing cinnabar. The trail once led from the cinnabar or quicksilver mines of Mount St Helena to the port of San Pablo. But, among what Ms. Moore lists as ‘poisonous’ pigments are cinnabar and realgar. Red cinnabar had been sprinkled over the body and grave goods. Allergy to tattoo pigment is rare, but reaction to cinnabar, the red pigment, is the most common. The mineraloid is usually found in the ore cinnabar, where it must go through a heating and condensing process to be obtained. Striking jewellery from these Toronto designers includes materials like black jade, amber and cinnabar. 1.1 The bright red colour of cinnabar. 鲜红色；朱红色 as modifier the blood coagulated in cinnabar threads 血液凝结成朱红色的细丝。 Example sentencesExamples The yellow is paired with a brilliant, beautiful cinnabar red. The thick curly mass of her cinnabar hair hung heavily, almost to her waist when wet. In the 16 paintings in this show, Shinoda uses black sumi and cinnabar inks in asymmetrical compositions that balance empty space. The ocher yellow and cinnabar red walls suggest Morocco, while the citrus and grapevines in containers evoke Italy. The white plaster dust had been washed out of his hair and now his rich cinnabar mane shone. Synonyms scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured 2A day-flying moth with black and red wings, whose black and yellow caterpillars feed on groundsel and ragwort. 千里光蛾，红棒球蝶灯蛾 Tyria jacobaeae, family Arctiidae Example sentencesExamples Ragwort is the food plant for more than 70 species of insects, most notably the cinnabar moth. In recent years, ragwort hysteria has led to a decline in numbers of cinnabars. Ragwort supports the life cycle of a multitude of creatures, most notably the cinnabar moth. Origin Middle English: from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of oriental origin. Definition of cinnabar in US English: cinnabar nounˈsɪnəˌbɑrˈsinəˌbär 1A bright red mineral consisting of mercury sulfide. It is the only important ore of mercury and is sometimes used as a pigment. 朱砂，辰砂 Example sentencesExamples Red cinnabar had been sprinkled over the body and grave goods. Mercury is a persistent heavy metal, processed into a liquid from mined cinnabar. Cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound. In the 5th century B.C., Asian artists discovered that the mineral cinnabar produced a stable, vivid red. The Taoist quest for longevity, begun in earlier times, persisted with research and experimentation in the consumption of cinnabar. Striking jewellery from these Toronto designers includes materials like black jade, amber and cinnabar. Some of the oldest focus not on gold but on cinnabar, the red mineral mercury sulphide. It is still possible to buy smears of cinnabar in the town of Huancavelica, located at 1,000 meters below the mine. Allergy to tattoo pigment is rare, but reaction to cinnabar, the red pigment, is the most common. Instead of using traditional Japanese mineral pigments such as azurite, lapis, malachite and cinnabar mixed with gelatin, he employed his familiar oil paints and European gilding methods. The data obtained can be used as a reference for controlling soluble mercury contents in Chinese traditional patent medicines containing cinnabar. The Greek philosopher Theophrastus described a method for preparing mercury by rubbing cinnabar with vinegar in a clay dish. But, among what Ms. Moore lists as ‘poisonous’ pigments are cinnabar and realgar. The trail once led from the cinnabar or quicksilver mines of Mount St Helena to the port of San Pablo. When he was only 15, an immortal taught him the art of refining cinnabar into a medicine that was said to cure all illnesses. The mineraloid is usually found in the ore cinnabar, where it must go through a heating and condensing process to be obtained. This is when the first texts for obtaining mercury from its ore cinnabar appear. 1.1 The bright red color of this; vermilion. 鲜红色；朱红色 as modifier the blood coagulated in cinnabar threads 血液凝结成朱红色的细丝。 Example sentencesExamples The thick curly mass of her cinnabar hair hung heavily, almost to her waist when wet. The ocher yellow and cinnabar red walls suggest Morocco, while the citrus and grapevines in containers evoke Italy. The white plaster dust had been washed out of his hair and now his rich cinnabar mane shone. In the 16 paintings in this show, Shinoda uses black sumi and cinnabar inks in asymmetrical compositions that balance empty space. The yellow is paired with a brilliant, beautiful cinnabar red. Synonyms scarlet, red, crimson, vermilion, cinnabar, wine, wine-coloured, claret, claret-red, claret-coloured Origin Middle English: from Latin cinnabaris, from Greek kinnabari, of oriental origin.
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