プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
たま【▲珠】
1 〔宝石〕a jewel
- 珠を磨く
polish a jewel [precious stone] - 艱難かんなん汝なんじを珠にす
Adversity is a good teacher.
2 〔そろばんの〕a bead
- 掌中の珠
- 彼女は子供を掌中の珠といつくしんでいる
Her child is the apple of her eye. - 珠に傷
- 彼は背が低いのが珠に傷だ
The only defect [shortcoming] in his otherwise well-formed [perfect] figure is his short stature.