hard, lustrous mineral, c. 1300, from Old French beryl (12c., Modern French béryl), from Latin beryllus, from Greek beryllos, perhaps from Prakrit veruliya, from Sanskrit vaidurya-, of Dravidian origin, perhaps from the city of Velur (modern Belur) in southern India.
Medieval Latin berillus also was applied to any precious stone of a pale green color, to fine crystal, and to eyeglasses (the first spectacle lenses may have been made of beryl), hence German Brille "spectacles," from Middle High German berille "beryl," and French besicles (plural) "spectacles," altered 14c. from Old French bericle.
雙語例句
1. He got married to wife Beryl when he was 19.
19歲的時(shí)候他同妻子貝麗爾結(jié)了婚。
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2. Claire and Beryl were on the organizing committee.
克萊爾和貝麗爾是組委會(huì)成員。
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3. There was a quaver in Beryl's voice.
貝麗爾的聲音有一絲顫抖.
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4. Beryl came round this morning to apologize.
貝麗爾今天上午來登門道歉了。
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5. At Beryl's it's all about delivering the best chocolates in Malaysia.