Word of the Day：July 1, 2021
bijou
珠宝；玉石装饰品；小巧精致的物品
noun BEE-zhoo
Definition
1：a small dainty usually ornamental piece of delicate workmanship : jewel
小巧玲珑，通常是装饰用的精美工艺品：珠宝
2：something delicate, elegant, or highly prized
精致的、高雅的贵重品或珍贵的东西
Examples
"To celebrate her latest collection … jeweler Jesse Marlo Lazowski hosted an intimate dinner in New York City.… In a Putnam & Putnam–designed vitrine filled with layers of sand in desert-sunset hues, the bijoux were on full display and guests … took their turns trying on the fine jewelry baubles." — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2018
为了庆祝她的最新系列，珠宝商Jesse Marlo Lazowski在纽约举办了一场私人晚会。在 Putnam & Putnam 设计的玻璃橱窗里，在日暮沙漠色调下，珠宝首饰得以充分展示，客人们轮流试戴这些精致的珠宝首饰。
"Reese Witherspoon fired up her scarlet and vermilion Christian Dior gown with Bulgari's high jewelry. Her colorful bijoux included a Magnifica ring holding a 10-carat ruby and diamonds and a one-of-a-kind Barocko onyx, diamond and pearl bracelet." — Alev Aktar, The New York Post, 6 May 2021
瑞茜·威瑟斯彭身着鲜红和朱红色的迪奥礼服，搭配宝格丽的高级珠宝。她的彩色珠宝包括一枚装饰有10克拉红宝石和10克拉钻石的华丽戒指，以及一只独一无二的巴洛克式缟玛瑙、钻石和珍珠手镯。”
Did You Know?
Bijou (which can be pluralized as either bijoux or bijous) has adorned English since the late 17th century. We borrowed it from French, but the word ultimately traces to Breton, a Celtic language closely related to Cornish and Welsh and spoken by inhabitants of the Brittany region of northwest France. Our modern English word derives from Breton bizou, which means "ring." That history makes bijou a rare gem in English because, although the Breton people occupied part of England for many years before they were pushed into France by the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th and 6th centuries, very few Breton-derived words remain in our language. (Another Breton descendant is menhir, a term for a kind of monolith.)
Bijou（可以复数为 bijoux 或 bijous）从17世纪后期，一直“装饰着”英语。我们从法语中借用了它，但这个词最终可以追溯到Breton，与 Cornish （语）及 Welsh （语）密切相关的Celtic （语），由法国西北部布列塔尼地区的居民使用。我们的现代英语单词源自 Breton 的 bizou，意思是“ring「戒指」”。 这段历史使 bijou 在英语中成为一种罕见的宝石，因为尽管在 5 世纪和 6 世纪被盎格鲁撒克逊人推进法国之前，布列塔尼人已经占领了部分英格兰很多年，但在我们的语言中，布列塔尼的词几乎没有保留下来. （另一个布列塔尼后裔是 menhir，表一类巨石的专有词。）
Test Your Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks to complete a close relation of bijou that can mean "jewels" or "decoration": b _ _ out _ _ _ e.
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