名詞 rhinestone:

1. an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste

1. A small, glittering ornament, such as a rhinestone or a sequin, applied to fabric or a garment.
   亮片一種用于織物或服裝上的閃閃發(fā)光的小飾物，比如像水晶或金屬閃光片

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，常具有鉆石般的發(fā)光表面

來源：
After the Rhine translation of French caillou du Rhin caillou [pebble] du [of the] Rhin [Rhine]
源自 Rhine 法語 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(xiāng)村服裝，西部歌手及拉斯維加斯的歌舞女郎聯(lián)系緊密，但這個單詞最初與歐洲有聯(lián)系。單詞rhinestong（萊茵石） 中的Rhine指萊茵河， 而rhinestone 是由法語短語 caillou du Rhin 翻譯成英語的。 萊茵石最初是一種在萊茵河中或附近發(fā)現(xiàn)的天然透明石英石，并如同其它類型天然透明石英石，例如康沃爾鉆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鉆石；因而名稱rhinestone（萊茵石） 便用于由含鉛玻璃、玻璃或?qū)毷⒅瞥傻娜嗽鞂毷?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。而康沃爾鉆石則沒有同樣的命運