| 单词 | sapphire |
| 释义 | sapphire (once / 2045 pages) nadj If your grandmother gives you her sapphire ring, it will probably have a translucent blue stone on it, though you may end up with a rare yellow or red sapphire. This blue gemstone is commonly known as the birthstone for those born in September. The word sapphire has been kicking around English for more than 700 years and enjoyed at least two dozen spellings before settling on the current, counterintuitive one. The Greek origin, sappheiros, means "blue stone," although it probably refers not to the sapphire but to another blue stone, the lapis lazuli. WORD FAMILYsapphire: sapphires USAGE EXAMPLESIn 1968, he fashioned an 8-karat-gold cue for Dean Martin, which included four diamonds, an emerald, a sapphire and a ruby. Los Angeles Times(Nov 08, 2016) This year’s royals, named Friday night, are Sapphire Andersen, a senior from Aurora, and Nick Rieschl, a senior from Omaha. Washington Times(Nov 05, 2016) Sapphire Scott, 19, an African-American, stood out among the largely white crowd. New York Times(Oct 26, 2016) 1n a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone Hypo|Hyper star sapphire a sapphire that when cut shows a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure corundom, corundum very hard mineral used as an abrasive transparent gema gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion 2n a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem Hyper gem, jewel, precious stone a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry 3n a light shade of blue Syn|Hyper azure, cerulean, lazuline, sky-blue blue, blueness blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime 4adj of something having the color of a blue sapphire sapphire eyes Syn chromatic being or having or characterized by hue |
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