bijou

[US]/'biːʒuː/
[UK]/'biʒu/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 宝石
adj. 小巧美观的
Word Forms
复数bijous

Phrases & Collocations

Bijou store

珠宝店

Real-world Examples

It is a bijou villa, with a garden at the back, but built out in front right up to the road, two stories.

那是一幢小巧雅致的别墅,后面有个花园。这是一幢两层楼房,面对着马路建造的。

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

" Truly, yes, to pray with. It would be pleasing to the saints if one used so fine a rosary as this, instead of wearing it as a vain bijou."

“确实如此,在祈祷时用它。如果一个人使用这样好的东西作为念珠,而不是作为无用的装饰品来戴它,那将使圣者高兴。”

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

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