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单词 bijou
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bi•jou  (bēzho̅o̅, bē zho̅o̅),USA pronunciation n., pl. -joux 
    (-zho̅o̅z, -zho̅o̅z).USA pronunciation 
  1. a jewel.
  2. something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought.
  • Breton bizou (jeweled) ring, derivative of biz finger; cognate with Cornish bisou finger-ring, derivative of bis finger
  • French
  • 1660–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bijou /ˈbiːʒuː/ n ( pl -joux / -ʒuːz/)
  1. something small and delicately worked, such as a trinket
  2. (modifier) often ironic small but elegant and tasteful: a bijou residence
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Breton bizou finger ring, from biz finger; compare Welsh bys finger, Cornish bis
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