
jewel
词源
源自古法语 'jouel',进一步源自拉丁语 'jocale',意为玩具或装饰品。
noun
❶ 指珍贵的宝石或珠宝,通常用于制作首饰,具有很高的价值或美观性。
“She wore a necklace with a large jewel in the center.”
(她戴了一条中间镶有大宝石的项链。)
“The crown was decorated with many precious jewels.”
(王冠上装饰着许多珍贵的宝石。)
❶ 比喻珍贵或特别的人或事物,常用于表达赞美或珍视的情感。
“Her daughter is the jewel of her life.”
(她的女儿是她生命中的珍宝。)
“This book is a jewel of modern literature.”
(这本书是现代文学的瑰宝。)
verb
❶ 用珠宝装饰或点缀某物,使其更加华丽或珍贵。
“The dress was jeweled with tiny diamonds.”
(这件裙子用小小的钻石点缀。)
“They jeweled the crown with rubies and emeralds.”
(他们用红宝石和绿宝石装饰王冠。)
常见短语
jewel in the crown — 比喻某事物是某个群体或系列中最珍贵或最出色的部分。
“This painting is the jewel in the crown of the museum's collection.”
(这幅画是博物馆藏品中的瑰宝。)
jewel of the Nile — 字面指尼罗河的珠宝,常用来形容埃及的珍贵事物或神秘宝藏。
“The ancient temple is often called the jewel of the Nile.”
(这座古庙常被称为尼罗河的珠宝。)