aquamarine

Definitions

aqua (water) + marina (of the sea, from mare 'sea') = 'sea-water.' It began as a name for the color of shallow seawater — pale blue-green — and then became the name of the gemstone that shows exactly that shade. So it works as both a color and a stone.

Common Collocations

• 1.aquamarine gemstone海蓝宝石
• 2.aquamarine blue海蓝色
• 3.deep aquamarine深海蓝色
• 4.aquamarine water海蓝色的水

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She wore a ring set with a clear aquamarine.

• 2.

  The shallow lagoon was a brilliant aquamarine.

• 3.

  They painted the bedroom walls a soft aquamarine.