释义 |
jade1 /jād/ noun- A hard ornamental stone of varying shades of green and sometimes almost white, existing in two forms: nephrite (silicate of calcium and magnesium) and jadeˈite (silicate of aluminium and sodium), once believed to cure side pains
- The colour of this stone
adjective- Made of jade
- Of the colour of jade
ORIGIN: Fr, from Sp ijada the flank, from L ilia |