(noun.) a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks.
(adj.) made of or resembling sapphire .
校对:路易丝
双语例句
She looked at the sky overhead, and saw that the sapphirine hue of the zenith in spring and early summer had been replaced by a metallic violet. 托马斯·哈代.还乡.