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a sapphire
作“蓝宝石”讲时可数，复数形式为 sapphires。
She wore a sapphire on her finger.
她手指上戴着一颗蓝宝石。
蓝宝石
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蓝宝石
a precious transparent stone of a rich blue color, used as a gem
She wore a sapphire on her finger.
她手指上戴着一颗蓝宝石。
透明深蓝色刚玉,被视为宝石。
A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
强势专横的黑人女性刻板印象
A stereotype of an aggressive and domineering black woman.
一种珍贵的透明蓝色刚玉宝石
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
白色、黄色或紫色刚玉,透明或半透明。
A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
She wore a necklace with a deep blue sapphire on her birthday.
她生日时戴了一条镶有深蓝色蓝宝石的项链。
The ring's sapphire caught the light and sparkled beautifully.
戒指上的蓝宝石在光线下闪闪发光，非常美丽。
These sapphires came from a small mine in Sri Lanka.
这些蓝宝石产自斯里兰卡的一个小矿。
作“蓝宝石”讲时可数，复数形式为 sapphires。
She wore a sapphire on her finger.
她手指上戴着一颗蓝宝石。
作“天蓝色”讲时放在名词前作定语。
She wore a sapphire dress to the party.
她穿着一件天蓝色的连衣裙去参加聚会。
Not this
She gave me sapphire as a gift.
Use this
She gave me a sapphire as a gift.
sapphire 作“蓝宝石”讲是可数名词，单数前需要加 a/an；中文没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
The necklace has many sapphire.
Use this
The necklace has many sapphires.
sapphire 是可数名词，表示“多颗蓝宝石”时要用复数形式 sapphires，不能用原形。
Not this
Her eyes are a sapphire.
Use this
Her eyes are sapphire.
表示“天蓝色的”时 sapphire 是形容词，作表语直接使用，不加冠词；加了 a 就变成了可数名词“一颗蓝宝石”，语义不符。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
蓝色蓝宝石
She wore a blue sapphire pendant.
她戴着一枚蓝色蓝宝石吊坠。
蓝宝石戒指
He proposed with a sapphire ring.
他用一枚蓝宝石戒指求婚。
宝蓝色
The dress was a beautiful sapphire blue.
这条连衣裙是漂亮的宝蓝色。
星光蓝宝石
The star sapphire glowed under the light.
星光蓝宝石在光线下闪闪发光。
蓝宝石订婚戒指
Her sapphire engagement ring was a family heirloom.
她的蓝宝石订婚戒指是一件传家宝。
蓝宝石项链
She inherited a sapphire necklace from her grandmother.
她从祖母那里继承了一条蓝宝石项链。
Use sapphire naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想读音像 'saffire'：fire 是火，蓝宝石却冷静，是天蓝色刚玉宝石。
语域：neutral 常见场景：jewelry、gemology、retail 该词作名词表示蓝宝石时，通常为中性语域，广泛用于珠宝、宝石学、商业及日常语境，不具明显正式或随意色彩。
These words all end with the /aɪər/ sound, matching the final syllable of 'sapphire'. Note that 'sphere' and 'appear' look similar but are pronounced /sfɪər/ and /əˈpɪər/, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.