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amethyst

noun
🔊/ˈæməθɪst/
🔊/ˈæməθɪst/
 [countable, uncountable]
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  1. a purple semi-precious stone, used in making jewellery紫水晶；紫晶
    • an amethyst ring紫水晶戒指
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin amethystus, from Greek amethustos ‘not drunken’ (because the stone was believed to prevent intoxication).