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jewel

UK //ˈdʒuː.əl//US //ˈdʒuː.əl//

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。)

同义词:gem, treasure, pearl

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。)

同义词:decorate, adorn, embellish

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。)