bijou

• n. 宝石；小巧美观的东西
• adj. 小巧美观的
• n. (Bijou)人名；(法、英)比茹

来自法语bez, 手指，后指戒指。因戒指通常比较精致，后词义固定为精致。

bijou (n.)

1660s, from French bijou, from Breton bizou "(jeweled) ring," from bez "finger" (compare Cornish bisou "finger-ring," 13c.).

1. The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence.

房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。

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2. Let's meet in the foyer of the Bijou Theater.

让我们在珠宝戏院的休息室会面.

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3. The estate agent described this little house as a desirable bijou residence.

房地产经纪人说这所小房子是一处理想小巧玲珑的住所.

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4. It was a bijou residence.

这间居室小巧雅致.

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1. a small and delicately worked piece

The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence.

房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。

牛津词典

...a bijou Mayfair flat.

伦敦梅费尔区精巧的小公寓

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...bijou shops and boutiques.

精品店和时装屋

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Let's meet in the foyer of the Bijou Theater.

让我们在珠宝戏院的休息室会面.

期刊摘选

The estate agent described this little house as a desirable bijou residence.

房地产经纪人说这所小房子是一处理想小巧玲珑的住所.

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It was a bijou residence.

这间居室小巧雅致.

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The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence.

房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。

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