Amethyst
['æməθɪst]
解释:
(noun.) a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone.
(adj.) of a moderate purple color .
手打:苏珊--From WordNet
解释:
(-) A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone.
(-) A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms.
校对:索尼亚
解释:
n. a bluish-violet variety of quartz of which drinking cups used to be made which the ancients supposed prevented drunkenness.—adj. Amethyst′ine
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娱乐性解释：
Amethyst seen in a dream, represents contentment with fair business. For a young woman to lose an amethyst, fortells broken engagements and slights in love.
编辑:齐克
例句:
- He had on a silk wrap of a beautiful bluish colour, with an amethyst hem. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- He held out his snuffbox of old gold, with a great amethyst in the centre of the lid. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- With anxiety I watched his eye rove over the gay stores: he fixed on a rich silk of the most brilliant amethyst dye, and a superb pink satin. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- Colored of a delicate purple, these crystals are what we call amethysts. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
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