late 14c., juelrye "precious ornaments, jewel work," from Old French juelerye, from jouel (see jewel). In modern use it can be analyzed as jewel + -ery or jeweler + -y (1). Also jewellery.
The longer is the commercial & popular form, the shorter the rhetorical & poetic. [Fowler]
双语例句
1. I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing.
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.
珠宝和花边多数是女性用品.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. In her early fifties, she wears tons of jewelry.
