jade

jade1
noun
  1. [mass noun]a hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements and consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite
    玉；翡翠，硬玉；软玉
    ■[count noun]an ornament made of this
    玉雕；玉制品
    ■a light bluish-green
    绿玉色的
    [as modifier]a baggy jade T-shirt.
    一件宽松的绿玉色T 恤。
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from French le jade (earlier l'ejade), from Spanish piedra de ijada stone of the flank (i.e. stone for colic, which it was believed to cure)
jade2
noun
(archaic)(古)
  1. a bad-tempered or disreputable woman
    泼妇；荡妇
  2. an inferior or worn-out horse
    劣马；驽马；衰老的马
语源
  1. late Middle English: of unknown origin
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