rhinestone

詳細解釋：

rhine.stone

n.（名詞）
A colorless artificial gem of paste or glass, often with facets that sparkle in imitation of a diamond.
萊茵石：一種無色的含鉛玻璃或玻璃的人造寶石，常具有鑽石般的發光表面

來源：
After the Rhine translation of French caillou du Rhin caillou [pebble] du [of the] Rhin [Rhine]
源自 Rhine 法文 caillou du Rhin的翻譯 caillou [鵝卵石] du [定冠詞，特指] Rhin [萊茵河]

【引伸】
rhine.stoned.
adj.（形容詞）
<注釋>Although rhinestones are inseparably associated with the costumes of country and western singers and Las Vegas showgirls,the word originally had European associations.The Rhine inrhinestone is the Rhine River, andrhinestone is a translation into English of the French phrase caillou du Rhin. Originally a rhinestone was a kind of rock crystal that was found in or near the Rhine and given a fancy name, as have other types of rock crystal such as Cornish diamond.Such stones could be made to imitate diamonds;hence the namerhinestone was applied to artificial gems made from paste, glass, or gem quartz. Rhinestones have spread far beyond the Rhine,becoming a central ingredient of certain aspects of Americana.Cornish diamonds have not shared the same fate.
雖然萊茵石與鄉村服裝，西部歌手及拉斯維加斯的歌舞女郎聯繫緊密，但這個單詞最初與歐洲有聯繫。單詞rhinestong（萊茵石） 中的Rhine指萊茵河， 而rhinestone 是由法文短語 caillou du Rhin 翻譯成英文的。 萊茵石最初是一種在萊茵河中或附近發現的天然透明石英石，並如同其它類型天然透明石英石，例如康沃爾鑽石那樣被賦予了一個新奇的名字。這樣的石頭能被用來仿造鑽石；因而名稱rhinestone（萊茵石） 便用於由含鉛玻璃、玻璃或寶石石英製成的人造寶石。 萊茵石已遍及萊茵河以外，成為美國某些外觀的重要組成部分。而康沃爾鑽石則沒有同樣的命運