first water

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The highest quality of gemstones, especially of diamonds and pearls. uncountable
    — Who knows in how many unremembered nations’ literatures this has been the Castalian Fountain? or what nymphs presided over it in the Golden Age? It is a gem of the first water which Concord wears in her coronet.
  2. The highest rank or quality or the greatest degree. broadly,uncountable
    — He's a liar, swindler, and hypocrite—a scoundrel of the first water.

词汇关系

衍生词
of the first water
相关词
first-degree

词源

The term originated in the gemstone trade, where it was used to signify water-like clarity.
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