bijou

• n. 寶石；小巧美觀的東西
• adj. 小巧美觀的
• n. (Bijou)人名；(法、英)比茹

來自法語bez, 手指，後指戒指。因戒指通常比較精致，後詞義固定為精致。

bijou (n.)

1660s, from French bijou, from Breton bizou "(jeweled) ring," from bez "finger" (compare Cornish bisou "finger-ring," 13c.).

1. The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence.

房子十分狹小擁擠，但經紀人卻把它說成是小巧別致的住宅。

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2. Let's meet in the foyer of the Bijou Theater.

讓我們在珠寶戲院的休息室會麵.

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3. The estate agent described this little house as a desirable bijou residence.

房地產經紀人說這所小房子是一處理想小巧玲瓏的住所.

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4. It was a bijou residence.

這間居室小巧雅致.

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