Word · Frequency #12116
jewellers
珠宝商
jewellers is the plural of jeweller.
a person who sells jewelry
- 1.
n someone who makes jewelry;n someone in the business of selling jewelry
宝石商;宝石匠
珠宝匠;宝石匠;宝石商;宝石匠
In use
The jeweller polished the diamond ring before putting it in the window.
She asked the jeweller to resize her grandmother's wedding ring.
The jewellers on this street sell handmade silver necklaces.
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。
go to the jeweller's
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。
work as a jeweller
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。
Common mistakes
He gave her a jeweller for her birthday.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。
The crown is made of precious jewellers.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”。
I went to the jeweller to have my ring repaired.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。
Connections
Collocations
- a jeweller's shop
- 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。
- the jeweller's window
- 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。
- go to the jeweller's
- 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。
- a jeweller's loupe
- 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。
- a goldsmith and jeweller
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 jewel(宝石)记成词干,加 -er 表示做/卖珠宝的人,就是 jeweller(珠宝商)。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.