be a jeweller
jeweller 可以指珠宝商(销售者)或珠宝匠(制作者)。
My uncle is a jeweller.
我叔叔是珠宝商。
珠宝商
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
珠宝商
a person who sells jewelry
My uncle is a jeweller.
我叔叔是珠宝商。
宝石商;宝石匠
n someone who makes jewelry;n someone in the business of selling jewelry
The jeweller polished the diamond ring before putting it in the window.
珠宝商在把钻石戒指放进橱窗前先把它擦亮了。
She asked the jeweller to resize her grandmother's wedding ring.
她请珠宝商给她祖母的结婚戒指调整尺寸。
The jewellers on this street sell handmade silver necklaces.
这条街上的珠宝商出售手工制作的银项链。
jeweller 可以指珠宝商(销售者)或珠宝匠(制作者)。
My uncle is a jeweller.
我叔叔是珠宝商。
the jeweller's 是 the jeweller's shop 的省略,意为“珠宝店”。
She went to the jeweller's to buy a gift.
她去珠宝店买礼物。
这里的 as 表示身份或职业;英式拼写为 jeweller,美式拼写为 jeweler。
He works as a jeweller in London.
他在伦敦当珠宝商。
Not this
He gave her a jeweller for her birthday.
Use this
He gave her some jewellery for her birthday.
jeweller 指人(珠宝商/珠宝匠),不是物品;表示“珠宝/首饰”应用不可数名词 jewellery,且不可数名词前不能用 a,要用 some 或 a piece of 等表示数量。
Not this
The crown is made of precious jewellers.
Use this
The crown is made of precious jewels.
jeweller 是“珠宝商/珠宝匠”(人),而 jewel 是可数名词“宝石”;这里表示“宝石”应用 jewels,误用 jewellers 会使句意变为“用珍贵的珠宝商制成”。
Not this
I went to the jeweller to have my ring repaired.
Use this
I went to the jeweller's to have my ring repaired.
英式英语中,“珠宝店”用所有格 the jeweller's(省略 shop),类似 the barber's、the dentist's;直接说 the jeweller 指“那位珠宝商”,不是商店。
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珠宝店
She bought the ring at a jeweller's shop near the station.
她在车站附近的一家珠宝店买了这枚戒指。
珠宝店的橱窗
A diamond necklace in the jeweller's window caught her eye.
珠宝店橱窗里的一条钻石项链引起了她的注意。
去珠宝店
I need to go to the jeweller's to have my earrings repaired.
我需要去珠宝店修理我的耳环。
珠宝匠用的放大镜
The jeweller used a jeweller's loupe to inspect the gem.
那位珠宝商用放大镜检视了宝石。
金匠兼珠宝商
The goldsmith and jeweller created a bespoke brooch for the collector.
这位金匠兼珠宝商为收藏家打造了一枚定制胸针。
当地的珠宝商
The local jeweller is known for his fair prices and excellent work.
当地的那位珠宝商以价格公道和手艺精湛而出名。
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把 jewel(宝石)记成词干,加 -er 表示做/卖珠宝的人,就是 jeweller(珠宝商)。
语域:neutral 常见场景:珠宝店、职业介绍、日常购物 jeweller 是中性词,通常指制作或销售珠宝的人,比较常见于商店招牌、职业介绍等语境。
常见词中没有与 jeweller 完全押韵的词。-eller 拼写词(traveller /ˈtrævələ(r)/、seller /ˈselə(r)/)的元音不同,不要误判为押韵。jewel /ˈdʒuːəl/ 是可帮助拼写记忆的同根词,fuel /ˈfjuːəl/ 和 cruel /ˈkruːəl/ 虽有相近的 /uːəl/ 音,但结尾缺少 /ə(r)/,也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.