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词组 the jewel in the (or someone's) crown
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the jewel in the (or someone's) crown the most attractive or successful part of something.

☞ In the early 20th century, this was used as a term for the British imperial colonies as a whole. The Jewel in the Crown was subsequently used by Paul Scott as the title of the first novel (1966) of his Raj Quartet, which is set in the last days of British rule in India.

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