| 词汇 | jet black |
| 词源 | jet black. The adjective comes from the mineral called jet, which is indeed velvet-black. The mineral, in turn, is named for Gagas, a town in ancient Lycaea, where it was discovered. Ga- gas ultimately was corrupted to jet in French before entering English. |
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