jewel

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

jewel [jewel jewels jewelled jeweled jewelling jeweling] BrE [ˈdʒuːəl] NAmE [ˈdʒuːəl] noun
1. a ↑precious stone such as a diamond, ↑ruby, etc.
Syn: ↑gem
2. usually plural pieces of jewellery or decorative objects that contain ↑precious stones
•The family jewels are locked away in a safe.
see also ↑crown jewels
3. a small ↑precious stone or piece of special glass that is used in the machinery of a watch
4. (informal)a person or thing that is very important or valuable
•Alice, you are a jewel.
•Venice is the jewel of the Adriatic.
compare ↑gem
Idiom: ↑jewel in the crown

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French joel, from jeu ‘game, play’, from Latin jocus ‘jest’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gem, precious stone, bejewel