钻石

• 拼音: zuàn shí
• 汉字拆解: 钻 = 钅+ 占 (metal + occupy — drill/bore, referencing hardness); 石 = pictograph of a cliff with a stone

含义

Diamond. A precious gemstone valued for its exceptional hardness and brilliant lustre.

Used literally for the gemstone and figuratively for anything of the highest value or quality. Common in jewellery, materials science, and metaphorical expressions such as 钻石婚 (diamond wedding anniversary, 60 years).

例句

1. 这枚戒指镶嵌着一颗重达两克拉的天然钻石，在灯光下折射出璀璨夺目的光芒。
2. 南非长期以来是全球最重要的钻石产地之一，其钻石开采业对该国经济影响深远。
3. 公司将这对情侣的爱情比作钻石，坚硬而永恒，以此作为珠宝品牌的核心营销理念。

用法指南

语境: jewellery, science, commerce, culture

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 人工培育钻石的技术日趋成熟，其物理性质与天然钻石几乎完全相同，却能以更低廉的价格获得。(The technology for cultivating synthetic diamonds is maturing rapidly; their physical properties are almost identical to natural diamonds, yet they can be obtained at a far lower price.)
• 她在结婚三十周年之际收到了丈夫精心挑选的钻石项链，深受感动。(On the occasion of their thirtieth wedding anniversary she received a diamond necklace her husband had carefully chosen, and was deeply moved.)

错误说法

• 这个人是个钻石 — this metaphorical usage is unnatural in Chinese; use 他是个人才 or 他非常出色 to express that someone is a gem of a person

起源与历史

钻 (to drill — alluding to extreme hardness) + 石 (stone)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal