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]
雙語例句
1. I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing.
我花很多錢購買昂貴的首飾和衣服。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.
珠寶和花邊多數是女性用品.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. In her early fifties, she wears tons of jewelry.