jewel

n.
1.piece of jewellery,precious ornament,costly orna-ment on a gold chain宝石，贵重首饰，贵重饰物。
△Tw.3.4.231 (208): “wear this jewel for me.” (probably) alocket with a small portrait of Olivia. 你为我佩戴着这个钻饰吧。(按：jewel在此或指装有奥丽维娅小像的小金盒。)
△2H.VI.3.2.106: “I took a costly jewel from myneck,/ A heart it was,bound in with diamonds,/ And threw it towards thy land.”我从我的脖子上取下一件贵重首饰，那是由钻石镶嵌的一块心形宝石，把它抛向你的国土。
△H.VIII.2.2.32 (31):“That,like a jewel,has hungtwenty years / About his neck,yet never lost her lus-tre；”她，像一颗宝石，二十年来一直挂在他的脖颈上，从来不曾失去她的光辉。
2. (term of endearment) darling,treasure （表示亲爱的称呼）宝宝，宝贝。
△Lr.1.1.271 (268): “The jewels ofour father,with washed eyes / Cordelia leaves you.”父亲的宝贝们，考狄利娅用泪洗的眼睛向你们告别。
3. ❶precious stone,gem宝石，珍宝。
❷ (term of en-dearment) darling宝贝儿。
△2H.IV.1.2.20(18):“andsend you back again to your master for a jewel —”把你当做珍宝(双关：宝贝儿)送还给你的主人。

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