jewel

jewel

英 ['dʒuːəl]
　　美 ['dʒuəl]

n. 寶石；珠寶
　　vt. 鑲以寶石；飾以珠寶

中文詞源：

jewel 珠寶

來自古法語jouel,裝飾品，寶石，來自拉丁語jocus,娛樂，歡樂，詞源同joke.字面意思即讓人歡樂的，讓人愉悅的，引申詞義珠寶。

例句：

1. Alan, you're a jewel.
艾倫，你真是出類拔萃呀。

2. He spent important money on a small jewel for his wife.
他花大筆錢購買小小的寶石給太太.

3. Doesn't he look like that man who's wanted for the jewel robbery?
他不是很像那個因搶劫珠寶而受到通緝的罪犯 嗎 ?

4. The lowest estimate would put the worth of the jewel at ＄200.
按最低的評估這塊寶石也值200美元.

5. This painting is the jewel of my collection.
這是我藏畫中最珍貴的一幅.