beryl

IPA/ˈberəl/
KK[bˈɛrəl]IPA/ˈberəl/

beryl — noun

1. a hard mineral that may be clear, blue, green, yellow, or pink, and is often cut

1.名詞C2
釋義

a hard mineral that may be clear, blue, green, yellow, or pink, and is often cut and polished for jewellery

例句

Noor held the beryl up to the lamp to check its pale blue color.

hold beryl up to the light

At the museum, Manuela stopped beside a case of rough beryl from Brazil.

同義詞
  • gemstone

    broader — any stone cut and polished for jewellery, not only beryl

  • crystal

    broader — can refer to many minerals with a regular solid structure

  • emerald

    narrower — the rich green gemstone variety of beryl

用法筆記

Beryl is usually uncountable when people mean the mineral in general, but jewellers and geologists also use a/an beryl for one crystal or stone. Emerald and aquamarine are valuable varieties of beryl.

常見錯誤

❌Emerald and beryl are two completely different minerals.
✅Emerald is a green variety of beryl.
💡Emerald is one type of beryl, not a separate mineral family.
❌The pendant is made of beryllium.
✅The pendant has a beryl stone.
💡Beryllium is the metal element; beryl is the mineral that contains it.