A French company that makes fashionable jewellery and, especially, very expensive watches. Cartier is a brand name, always with a capital C.

A French company that makes fashionable jewellery是一家做時尚珠寶的法國公司 and, especially, very expensive watches尤其是非常昂貴的手錶. Cartier is a brand nameCartier是一個品牌名, always with a capital CC永遠是大寫.

When someone says they have a Cartier watch, they mean a luxury piece from this house, the sort you see in a glass case, not on an ordinary shop shelf. The company began in Paris in the nineteenth century and became a sign of wealth and style.

When someone says they have a Cartier watch當有人說他有a Cartier watch, they mean a luxury piece from this house意思是這個品牌出的頂級精品, the sort you see in a glass case那種你會在玻璃展示櫃裡看到的, not on an ordinary shop shelf而不是放在一般店裡貨架上的. The company began in Paris in the nineteenth century這家公司十九世紀在巴黎創立 and became a sign of wealth and style後來成了財富和品味的象徵.

In English the name is said in a French way, roughly “car-tee-AY.” Though actually, Cartier is also a French family name, and other people and places share it; in this entry it is the jewellery house you will see on a shop sign or in a magazine.

In English the name is said in a French way英文裡這個名字會用法文的方式唸, roughly "car-tee-AY."大概唸成「car-tee-AY」。 Though actually不過其實, Cartier is also a French family nameCartier也是常見的法文姓氏, and other people and places share it也有其他人和地方共用這個名字; in this entry it is the jewellery house you will see on a shop sign or in a magazine這篇條目說的是你會在店招牌或雜誌上看到的那家珠寶品牌.