quarry(n.1)
quarry(n.2)
"采石场,矿井",晚14世纪,来自 Medieval Latin quarrei(公元13世纪中期作为地名),是 quareia 的类推变体,该词源自公元13世纪的 quarreria,字面意思是“石头被加工的地方”,来自拉丁语 quadrare “制成方形”的词根,与 quadrus “正方形”, quattuor “四” 有关(源自 PIE 词根 *kwetwer- “四”)。1849年,“ Quarry-faced ”意为建筑石材,“似乎直接从采石场取出时具有毛糙面”。
The word mine is generally applied to the excavations from which metals, metalliferous ores, and coal are taken ; from quarries are taken all the various materials used for building, as marble, freestone, slate, lime, cement, rock, etc. A quarry is usually open to the day : a mine is generally covered, communicating with the surface by one or more shafts. [Century Dictionary]
“ mine ”这个词通常用于采掘金属、含金属矿石和煤炭的场所; “ quarries ”则是取自建筑所需的各种材料,如大理石、灰岩、板岩、石灰、水泥、石头等。一个“ quarry ”通常是露天口; 一个“ mine ”通常是覆盖的,通过一个或多个井筒与地表通信。[世纪词典]
该词起源时间:14世纪末