late 14c., juelrye "precious ornaments, jewel work," from Old French juelerye, from jouel (see jewel). In modern use it can be analyzed as jewel + -ery or jeweler + -y (1). Also jewellery.
The longer is the commercial & popular form, the shorter the rhetorical & poetic. [Fowler]
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing.
我花很多錢(qián)購(gòu)買(mǎi)昂貴的首飾和衣服。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.
珠寶和花邊多數(shù)是女性用品.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. In her early fifties, she wears tons of jewelry.