英語字典

jewel

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈdʒuː.əl]
  • 美式音标 [ˈdʒuː.əl]
  • 国际音标 ['dʒu:əl]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 寶石；珠寶
  • vt. 鑲以寶石；飾以珠寶

词源解说

  • 13世紀晚期進入英語，直接源自古法語的jouel，意爲裝飾，寶石。

同根派生

  • n性質的同根詞
    jewelry：珠寶；珠寶類。
    jewellery：珠寶（等於jewelry）。
    jeweler：珠寶商；寶石匠；鍾表匠；鍾表商。
    jeweller：珠寶商；鍾表匠，寶石匠。

英汉例句

    用作名詞 (n.)

  • Don't you consider it funny to wear jewels borrowed from others to a party?
    帶著從別人那裡借來的珠寶去蓡加舞會,你難道不認爲很可笑嗎?

词组短语

    用作名詞 (n.)

    動詞+～

  • add a jewel to 在…上加一顆寶石
  • buy 〔find, pawn, set〕 a jewel 買〔發現,典儅,鑲嵌〕寶石
  • covet 〔long for〕 a jewel 妄想〔渴望〕得到寶石
  • make a jewel of 把…培養成有出息的人
  • put on jewels 珮戴寶石首飾

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • (VALUABLE STONE) a precious stone that is used to decorate valuable objects
  • (BEAUTIFUL/IMPORTANT THING) something that is very beautiful or valuable
  • (PERSON) a very kind or helpful person

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • A jewel is a precious stone used to decorate valuable things that you wear, such as rings or necklaces.
  • If you describe something or someone as a jewel, you mean that they are better, more beautiful, or more special than other similar things or than other people.
  • If you refer to an achievement or thing as the jewel in someone's crown, you mean that it is considered to be their greatest achievement or the thing they can be most proud of.

专业释义

    經濟學

  • 珠寶

    • 電子、通信與自動控制技術

  • 寶石

    • 商業

  • 珠寶

    • 地球科學

  • 寶石