单词 | sapphire |
释义 | sapphire /saf"uyeur/, n. 1. any gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, esp. one of the blue varieties. 2. a gem of this kind. 3. the color of this gem, a deep blue. adj. 4. resembling sapphire; deep blue: a sapphire sky. [1225-75; < L sapphirus < Gk sáppheiros, prob. < Sem (cf. Heb sappir; ulterior orig. obscure); r. ME safir < OF < L, as above] |
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