bijou
adjective /ˈbiːʒuː/
/ˈbiːʒuː/
[only before noun] (British English, sometimes ironic)- (of a building or a garden
) small but attractive and fashionable建筑或花园 小巧玲珑的;小而别致的 - The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence.
房子十分狭小拥挤,但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。
词源French, from Breton bizou ‘finger ring’, from biz ‘finger’. - The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence.