Minton is a fine bone china — thin, strong, white pottery with bone ash in the clay — made in Stoke-on-Trent, in the English Midlands. Thomas Minton (1765–1836) started the factory, and the family name became the mark on the plates.

Minton明頓瓷 is a fine bone china是一種精緻的骨瓷 thin, strong, white pottery薄、堅固的白色瓷器 with bone ash in the clay黏土裡摻了骨灰 made in Stoke-on-Trent製造於斯托克城(Stoke-on-Trent) in the English Midlands英格蘭中部 Thomas Minton (1765–1836)湯瑪士．明頓(1765–1836) started the factory創立了這家工廠 and the family name became the mark on the plates他的姓氏後來成了盤子上的標記

People often say Minton for the dishes themselves, the way they say a maker's name for the thing it made. It feels fancy: you meet it in antique shops, museums, and careful dinner sets more than in everyday kitchen talk.

People often say Minton for the dishes themselves人們常直接用「Minton」指這些餐具本身 the way they say a maker's name for the thing it made就像用製造者的名字稱呼他做的東西 It feels fancy這個字聽起來很講究 you meet it in antique shops, museums, and careful dinner sets你會在古董店、博物館、講究的餐具組裡遇到它 more than in everyday kitchen talk而不是日常廚房閒聊中

The famous blue-and-white willow pattern, with a Chinese-looking garden, a bridge, and birds, is said to have been made first by this company.

The famous blue-and-white willow pattern那個有名的藍白柳紋圖案 with a Chinese-looking garden, a bridge, and birds畫著像中國庭園、一座橋和幾隻鳥 is said to have been made first by this company據說最早就是這家公司做出來的

Because it is a maker's name, it takes a capital M. It has nothing to do with mint the plant, or with a mint where coins are made; it only looks like those words.

Because it is a maker's name因為這是個製造商的名字 it takes a capital M開頭要大寫M It has nothing to do with mint the plant它跟薄荷這種植物沒有關係 or with a mint where coins are made也跟鑄幣廠沒關係 it only looks like those words只是拼法看起來很像