diamonds

diamonds — noun

1. rings, necklaces, earrings and other valuable items containing the precious gem

1.名詞B1
釋義

rings, necklaces, earrings and other valuable items containing the precious gem of the same name, often treated as a single set of wealth.

例句

Mira locked her grandmother's diamonds in the hotel safe before going out for dinner.

lock/store + diamonds + somewhere

The actress arrived on the red carpet wearing diamonds worth nearly a million dollars.

wearing diamonds worth + amount

同義詞
  • jewels

    broader — covers any precious stones, not only diamonds

  • gems

    covers any precious stone; slightly more formal than 'jewels'

  • ice

    informal slang for diamond jewellery, especially in American English

文法句型

wear/own/lose + diamonds

diamonds + worth/cost + amount

用法筆記

Treated as a single collective set of valuables rather than counted as individual stones. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense names the jewellery a person owns or wears; sense 2 names the playing-card suit.

常見錯誤

❌She owns three diamonds at her house.' (when meaning jewellery)
✅She has a collection of diamonds at her house.
💡for jewellery, native speakers describe the set as a whole, not by counting loose stones.
❌He gave her a diamonds for her birthday.
✅He gave her a diamond for her birthday.
💡use singular 'diamond' when speaking of one stone or one piece.

2. in a standard pack of playing cards, the suit whose symbol is a small red four-p

2.名詞B1
釋義

in a standard pack of playing cards, the suit whose symbol is a small red four-pointed shape; one of the four suits along with hearts, clubs and spades.

例句

Owen played the queen of diamonds and won the round.

the X of diamonds (naming a card)

Constanza was dealt three diamonds and a pair of jacks in the opening hand.

be dealt + number + diamonds

反義詞
  • spades

    the highest-ranking suit in bridge; contrasts visually as a black pointed shape

  • hearts

    the other red suit; learners often confuse the two when describing card colours

  • clubs

    the other black suit, marked with a three-leaf shape

文法句型

the X of diamonds

lead/play/trump + diamonds

用法筆記

Always plural in form for the suit name, but a single card is referred to as 'the X of diamonds' (e.g. 'the ace of diamonds') — never 'a diamond card'. The verb agrees with how the suit is treated: 'diamonds are trumps' (the cards) but 'diamonds is my strongest suit' is also heard when speaking of the suit as one entity.

常見錯誤

❌I have many diamond cards in my hand.
✅I have many diamonds in my hand.
💡the suit name itself is used; do not add the word 'card'.
❌He played the diamond five.
✅He played the five of diamonds.
💡English uses the pattern '[rank] of [suit]', not '[suit] [rank]'.