jewelry
英['d?u??lr?]
美['d???lri]
- n. 珠寶；珠寶類(lèi)
中文詞源
jewelry 珠寶
來(lái)自jewel,珠寶，-ry,集合名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- jewelry (n.)
- late 14c., juelrye "precious ornaments, jewel work," from Old French juelerye, from jouel (see jewel). In modern use it can be analyzed as jewel + -ery or jeweler + -y (1). Also jewellery.
The longer is the commercial & popular form, the shorter the rhetorical & poetic. [Fowler]
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing.
- 我花很多錢(qián)購(gòu)買(mǎi)昂貴的首飾和衣服。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.
- 珠寶和花邊多數(shù)是女性用品.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. In her early fifties, she wears tons of jewelry.
- 她50出頭, 全身是珠光寶氣.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.
- 我祖母有一些象牙首飾.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.
- 夜盜偷走了我的全部珠寶.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》