1861, clayey mineral containing aluminum, from French bauxite (1821), from Les Baux, near Soles, where it was first found. The place name is from Provençal Li Baus, literally "the precipices."
实用例句
1. Aluminum is made from bauxite.
铝是从铝土矿中提炼出的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The United States was vulnerable to shortages of chrome, bauxite, and platinum.
美国的弱点是缺少铬 、 矾土和铂.
来自辞典例句
3. The seven leading bauxite exporters formed the International Bauxite Association.