實體的寶石與珠寶
最貼近核心畫面的一群：真的拿在手上、看得見的貴重石頭，以及用這些石頭做成的東西。
a precious cut stone · noun · B1
A hard, valuable stone such as a diamond, cut and polished so that it shines, and used to make rings, crowns, and other beautiful things.
寶石
核心畫面
One small hard stone, cut and polished until it catches the light. It is tiny, but people treat it as precious — they set it in a ring, lock it away, build a crown around it.
一顆很小、很硬的石頭，被切磨到會反光。它體積小，卻被當成貴重的東西——鑲進戒指、鎖進盒子、放上王冠的正中央。jewe…更多收起
一顆很小、很硬的石頭，被切磨到會反光。它體積小，卻被當成貴重的東西——鑲進戒指、鎖進盒子、放上王冠的正中央。jewel 的重點不只是「石頭」，而是「小小一顆，卻承載了極高的價值」；後面幾個意思幾乎都是從這個「小而珍貴、被特別安放」的畫面長出來的。Two branches
比喻：被珍視的人或事物
把「小小一顆卻極珍貴」整個搬到人和事物身上：不看大小、不看聲勢，只看你心裡給它的份量。
someone or something very valuable · noun · B2
Someone or something that you think is very valuable, very beautiful, or very important, especially something small that other people might not notice.
瑰寶；珍寶
原始詞典資料10 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Jewelname
- 1
A female given name from English from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century.
- Jewel he called her; and he would say this as he might have said ‘Jane,’ don’t you know, with a marital, homelike, peaceful effect. I heard the name for the first time ten minutes after I had landed in his courtyard, when, after nearly shaking my arm off, he darted up the steps and began to make a joyous, boyish disturbance at the door under the heavy eaves. ‘Jewel! O! Jewel. Quick! Here’s a friend come,’ …
- "Of course Gladys and Eleanor, having graced the last generation of heroines and being at present in their social prime, will be passed on to the next generation of shopgirls——" / "Displacing Ella and Stella," interrupted Dick. / "And Pearl and Jewel,", Gloria added cordially, "and Earl and Elmer and Minnie." / "And then I'll come along," remarked Dick, "and picking up the obsolete name, Jewel, I'll attach it to some quaint and attractive character and it'll start its career all over again."
- 2
A male given name from English, a variant of Jewell, or from "jewel" like the female name.
jewelnoun/ˈd͡ʒuːəl/
- 1
A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
- 2
A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
- Iachimo: 'Tis plate of rare device, and jewels / Of rich and exquisite form, their values great.
- 3
Anything precious or valuable.
- Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.
- Wel, wel (Meander) thou art deepely read: And hauing thee, I haue a iewell ſure: Go on my Lord, and giue your charge I ſay, Thy wit wil make vs Conquerors to day.
- 4
hobbieshorologylifestyleA bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
- 5
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
- 6
slangThe clitoris.
- The area between her eyebrows wrinkled with the increasing circular motions her two fingers made on her jewel.
- 7
informalA jewel box (optical disc container).
- As a collector, I prefer jewels to digipaks.
jewelverb/ˈd͡ʒuːəl/
- 1
To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。