词汇 | mountain of light |
词源 | Mountain of Light. A translation of the Persian Koh-i-Noor, the name of the 106-carat diamond that is one of Britain’s Crown jewels and has been kept in the Tower of London since it was given to Queen Victoria with the annexation of the Pun- jab in 1849. Every queen of England has since worn it at least once. |
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