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单词 jewel
释义

jewel

/ˈdʒuːəl /
noun
1A precious stone, typically a single crystal or piece of a hard lustrous or translucent mineral cut into shape with flat facets or smoothed and polished for use as an ornament.Choose from two sparkling, glittering nail stickers sprinkled with rhinestones and jewels....
  • There are photo frames and little jewel boxes in the shape of dolls and animals, all with sparkling jewels inset.
  • Her necklace was seen more visibly with the blue sapphire jewel glowing slightly.

Synonyms

gem, gemstone, precious stone, semi-precious stone, stone, brilliant;
baguette, cabochon
informal sparkler, rock
archaic bijou
1.1 (usually jewels) An ornament or piece of jewellery containing a precious stone or stones: she loved dressing up in her jewels the Crown Jewels...
  • The fecund decorations are transplanted in the exquisitely designed gold-plated jewels embellished with precious stones.
  • There was a separate stall for jewels embellished with precious stones like pearls, ruby and emerald.
  • Your gowns and jewels and trinkets, all of those were very pricey.

Synonyms

piece of jewellery, ornament;
trinket
1.2A hard precious stone used as a bearing in a watch, compass, or other device.I twirled it between my index finger and thumb, watching the jewel give off bright rays when it passed a specific angle....
  • Her jewel was resonating a little, then returned to normal.
  • Fine blades of Chinese cabbage came with pumpkin seeds, little jewels of red pepper and just a breath of sweetness.
1.3A very pleasing or valued person or thing; a very fine example: she was a jewel of a nurse...
  • Draped with some of the world's finest footballing jewels and still Italy have failed to truly sparkle.
  • Peterhof stands out like a jewel among the bland communist structures found in greater St. Petersburg.
  • His squad boasts but one jewel, the 23-year-old Phil Jagielka, but Warnock can look forward to a new contract and more cash should United advance.

Synonyms

finest example/specimen, choicest example/specimen, best example/specimen, showpiece, pearl, flower, pride, pride and joy, cream, crème de la crème, jewel in the crown, nonpareil, glory, wonder, prize, boast, pick;
masterpiece, chef d'oeuvre, pièce de résistance;
outstanding example, shining example;
Latin ne plus ultra
informal the pick of the bunch
treasure, saint, angel, paragon, marvel, find, godsend, someone/something worth their weight in gold;
darling, dear
informal one in a million, one of a kind, a star, the bee's knees, the tops
archaic nonesuch

Phrases

the jewel in the (or one's) crown

Origin

Middle English: from Old French joel, from jeu 'game, play', from Latin jocus 'jest'.

  • Originally jewel meant a decorative piece worn for personal adornment, but later it came to specify an ornament containing a precious stone, or the stone itself. The origin suggests that adornment was linked with entertainment, as the word comes from French jeu ‘game, play’, and perhaps ultimately from Latin jocus ‘jest’. See also joke, juggle. The jewel in the crown is the most valuable or successful part of something. It was popularized as the title of a 1966 novel by Paul Scott, and of a 1980s BBC TV series that was based on this and other novels by Scott. The phrase was used in the early 1900s as a name for the colonies of the British Empire.

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