单词 | jewel |
释义 | Word Frequency jewel(ˈdʒuːəl) noun 1. a precious or semiprecious stone; gem 2. a person or thing resembling a jewel in preciousness, brilliance, etc 3. a gemstone, often synthetically produced, used as a bearing in a watch 4. a piece of jewellery 5. an ornamental glass boss, sometimes faceted, used in stained glasswork 6. jewel in the crown verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elledWord forms: US -els, -eling or -eled 7. (transitive) to fit or decorate with a jewel or jewels Derived forms jewelled (ˈjewelled) or US jeweled (ˈjeweled) adjective jewel-like (ˈjewel-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French jouel, perhaps from jeu game, from Latin jocus |
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