diamond
diamond 英 [ˈdaɪəmənd] 美 [ˈdaɪəmənd, ˈdaɪmənd]
n. 钻石；菱形； adj. 菱形的
名词复数:diamonds
- A diamond is a valuable gemstone that's often used to make expensive jewelry. You might admire your friend's diamond earrings, but secretly wonder if they're real.
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- n. 钻石；菱形；
- adj. 菱形的
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1. a diamond ring/necklace
钻石戒指╱项链
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2. The lights shone like diamonds.
灯光像钻石一样闪闪发亮。
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3. She was wearing her diamonds.
她戴着钻石首饰。
- diamond (n.) early 14c., extremely hard and refractive precious stone made of pure carbon, from Old French diamant, from Medieval Latin diamantem (nominative diamas), from Vulgar Latin *adiamantem (altered by influence of the many Greek words in dia-), from Latin adamantem (nominative adamans) "the hardest metal," later, "diamond" (see adamant (n.)). Playing card suit is from 1590s; Sense in baseball is American English, 1875.
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