jewel

英 [ˈdʒuː.əl] 美 [ˈdʒuː.əl]
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  • n. 宝石;珠宝
  • vt. 镶以宝石;饰以珠宝
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记忆方法

jewel “珠”宝
1. 谐音“珠哦”----珠宝哦。
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词族 · jewel

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中文词源

jewel 珠宝

来自古法语jouel,装饰品,宝石,来自拉丁语jocus,娱乐,欢乐,词源同joke.字面意思即让人欢乐的,让人愉悦的,引申词义珠宝。

英语词源

jewel
jewel: [13] Originally, jewel meant ‘costly adornment made from precious stones or metals’ – a sense now largely restricted to the collective form jewellery [14]. The main modern sense ‘gem’ emerged towards the end of the 16th century. The word comes from Anglo-Norman juel, but exactly where that came from is not known for certain. It is generally assumed to be a derivative of jeu ‘game’, which came from Latin jocus (source of English jocular, joke, etc).
=> jeopardy, jocular, joke
jewel (n.)
late 13c., "article of value used for adornment," from Anglo-French juel, Old French jouel "ornament, jewel" (12c.), perhaps from Medieval Latin jocale, from Latin jocus "pastime, sport," in Vulgar Latin "that which causes joy" (see joke (n.)). Another theory traces it to Latin gaudium, also with a notion of "rejoice" (see joy).

Sense of "precious stone" developed early 14c. Meaning "beloved person, admired woman" is late 14c. Colloquial family jewels "testicles" is from 1920s, but jewel as "testicle" dates to late 15c.

权威例句

1. Alan, you're a jewel.
艾伦,你真是出类拔萃呀。
2. He spent important money on a small jewel for his wife.
他花大笔钱购买小小的宝石给太太.
3. Doesn't he look like that man who's wanted for the jewel robbery?
他不是很像那个因抢劫珠宝而受到通缉的罪犯 吗 ?
4. The lowest estimate would put the worth of the jewel at $200.
按最低的评估这块宝石也值200美元.
5. This painting is the jewel of my collection.
这是我藏画中最珍贵的一幅.

词语辨析

【jewel, jewellery, stone, gem】
这组词都有“宝石”的意思,其区别是:
jewel: 多指贵重的宝石,是经过切削打磨,通常镶嵌在胸针、项链或其它装饰物上的玉。
jewellery: 是珠宝的总称,泛指各类珠宝,既指佩带或衣服的珠宝饰物,又指用普通金属、塑料或假宝石制作的装饰物。
stone: 特别强调稀少罕见或值钱的矿物。
gem: 指经切割、磨光的宝石,引申指珍品、佳作。

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