carat
carat
[ˈkarət]
noun
[ˈkarət]
noun
- a unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, now equivalent to 200 milligrams
克拉（宝石、珍珠重量单位，现等于200毫克）
a half-carat diamond ring.
一枚半克拉重的钻石戒指。 - (美 亦作 karat)a measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats
开（金纯度单位，纯金为24开）
an ounce of 23-carat gold.
一盎司23开金。
- late Middle English (in sense 2): from French, from Italian carato, from Arabic ḳīrạ̄t (a unit of weight), from Greek keration 'fruit of the carob' (also denoting a unit of weight), diminutive of keras 'horn', with reference to the elongated seed pod of the carob
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