gem

宝石

装飾品に使われる価値の高い石。輝くようにカットし磨くことが多い。

やさしい英語で： A valuable stone used in jewelry, often cut and polished to make it shine.

• The ring contains a blue gem.
• She collects gems from around the world.
• The jeweler carefully polished each gem.

類義語： gemstone, jewel, precious stone

よく使う表現： precious gem, cut gem, gem collection

宝石

装飾品に使うために加工される、美しく、多くの場合価値の高い石。

やさしい英語で： A beautiful stone, often valuable, that is cut and used in jewellery.

• The ring has a red gem.
• She collects gems from different countries.
• A jeweller cut the gem for her necklace.

類義語： gemstone, jewel, precious stone

よく使う表現： a precious gem, a sparkling gem, cut a gem

珠玉、逸品

特に美しい、または優れている小さな作品や場所、演技など。

やさしい英語で： A small work, place, or performance that is especially beautiful or excellent.

• This short poem is a gem.
• We discovered several hidden gems in the old town.
• Her final performance was a little gem.

使い方： a gem of a… (We found a gem of a restaurant near the station.)

類義語： treasure, jewel

よく使う表現： a hidden gem, a little gem, gem of something

宝、貴重な人

親切で役立ったり、優れていたり、特別だったりして、とても大切に思う人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing you value greatly because they are helpful, good, or special.

• Our new babysitter is a gem.
• That old cookbook is a real gem.
• Your neighbors are absolute gems for helping us move.

使い方： a gem of a… (My grandmother is a gem of a person.)

類義語： treasure, jewel

よく使う表現： an absolute gem, a real gem, gem of someone