emerald

Related topics: Jewellery

em·e·rald /ˈemərəld/ noun

1. DCJ[countableC] a valuable bright green stone that is often used in jewellery 翡翠，绿宝石

2. [uncountableU] a bright green colour 翠绿色

—emerald adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

emerald• There are distinct forms, each with its own beautiful shade of brilliant emerald, sap, and yellowish green.• The swells slid by, deep emerald on one side, chrome on the other.• The sun had found a chink in the clouds, and was gilding emerald meadows and dark woodlands.• Beyond the airport lay emerald hills, backlit by lightning.• Some of these also fetched a large sum, the emerald necklace making £396,000 and the tiara £275,000.• She was naked, except for golden anklets and bracelets set with emeralds.

Origin emerald

(1200-1300) Old French emeraude, from Latin smaragdus

词汇	emerald
释义	emerald Related topics: Jewellery em·e·rald /ˈemərəld/ noun 1. DCJ[countableC] a valuable bright green stone that is often used in jewellery 翡翠，绿宝石 2. [uncountableU] a bright green colour 翠绿色 —emerald adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus emerald• There are distinct forms, each with its own beautiful shade of brilliant emerald, sap, and yellowish green.• The swells slid by, deep emerald on one side, chrome on the other.• The sun had found a chink in the clouds, and was gilding emerald meadows and dark woodlands.• Beyond the airport lay emerald hills, backlit by lightning.• Some of these also fetched a large sum, the emerald necklace making £396,000 and the tiara £275,000.• She was naked, except for golden anklets and bracelets set with emeralds. Origin emerald (1200-1300) Old French emeraude, from Latin smaragdus
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