jewel

'dʒu:әl

高考四级六级考研托福 Collins 2

n. a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
n. a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

n. 珠宝, 贵重物, 镶珠宝的饰物
vt. 饰以珠宝, 镶以宝石

Collins 星级

6,409

BNC 频率

6,074

使用频率

jewel 源于拉丁语 jocale，意为“玩具”，在现代英语中代表“珠宝”，没有明显的词根词缀变化。

例句

1. She wore a beautiful jewel around her neck.

她脖子上佩戴着一件美丽的珠宝。

2. The ring is a precious jewel that belonged to my grandmother.

这枚戒指是我祖母的珍贵珠宝。

3. He decided to buy a jewel for his girlfriend's birthday.

他决定给女朋友的生日买一件珠宝。