名詞 ruby:

1. a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
2. a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
3. a deep and vivid red color
   同義詞：crimson, deep red

形容詞 ruby:

1. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
   同義詞：red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby-red, scarlet

1. The little girl's unselfishness endeared her to the old lady, who gave her a ruby ring as a birthday present.
   那老夫人喜愛(ài)小姑娘的無(wú)私，就送給她紅寶石戒指作為生日禮物。
2. An oriental ruby.
   上等的紅寶石
3. The ruby sets off the diamond.
   紅寶石把鉆石襯托得更美麗。
4. Her ruby necklace brightened her face.
   紅寶石項(xiàng)鏈照亮了她的臉龐。

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n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 ru.bies
A deep red, translucent variety of the mineral corundum, highly valued as a precious stone.
紅寶石：深紅色、半透明剛玉礦產(chǎn)，因是珍稀寶石價(jià)值很高
Something, such as a watch bearing, that is made from a ruby.
紅寶石制品：用紅寶石制成的東西，如表的軸承
Color A dark or deep red to deep purplish red.
【色彩】 紅寶石色：暗紅或深紅與深紫色之間的一種顏色
adj.Color （形容詞）【色彩】
Of the color ruby.
紅玉色的

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French rubi
源自 古法語(yǔ) rubi
from Medieval Latin rubonus (lapis) [red (stone), ruby]
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語(yǔ) rubonus (lapis) [紅色的（寶石），紅寶石]
from Latin rubeus [red] * see reudh-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) rubeus [紅色的] *參見(jiàn) reudh-