semiprecious

/sem-ee-presh-uhs, sem-ahy-/US // ˌsɛm iˈprɛʃ əs, ˌsɛm aɪ- //UK // (ˌsɛmɪˈprɛʃəs) //

半宝石,半宝,半宝物,半贵重物品

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.

The interior is exquisite with lacelike carvings inlaid with semiprecious stones.
Some special varieties of feldspar are cut or polished for semiprecious stones or decorative purposes.
Certain transparent colored varieties of tourmaline rank high among the semiprecious stones.
Stones and ores, some semiprecious, have come from all parts of the world to be patterned into this bright-colored shrine.
They're beautiful, as you see, but they're not particularly valuable; only semiprecious.