The Look of Gold and the Texture of Jade
像黄金一样的外表、美玉一样的质地，比喻从外表到品质都非常优美。“金相玉质”既可用来形容一个人才华出众、品格优良，也可用来形容诗文作品语言华丽、思想内容丰美。“金相玉质”的人，为人群中的佼佼者；“金相玉质”的诗文，是文学作品中的上品。
This metaphor is used to describe anybody or anything that is very beautiful both internally and externally. It applies to an intellectually brilliant and morally upright person, or to a piece of prose or poetry beautiful in wording and rich in thought. A person with the look of gold and the texture of jade is a truly exceptional character. Prose and poetry comparable to gold and jade are literary works of the highest class.
例句 Citations：
◎屈原之词，诚博远矣。自终没以来，名儒博达之士著造词赋，莫不拟则其仪表，祖式其模范，取其要妙，窃其华藻。所谓金相玉质，百世无匹，名垂罔极，永不刊灭者矣。（王逸《离骚叙》）
屈原的作品，确实广博深远。自从他去世以后，有名的儒者和博学通达的人创作词赋，没有人不模仿他的文学风格，遵奉他的文章体制，吸收他的精深微妙，窃用他的华美辞藻。屈原的作品，就是所说的金相玉质，百代没有匹敌，名声流传没有止境，永远不会泯灭。
Works by Qu Yuan indeed had both breadth and depth. Since his death, famed Confucian scholars and other erudite men have all been emulating his style of writing when creating verse. They all follow the structure or layout of his writing, absorb the quintessence of his work, and steal flowery wording from him. Qu Yuan's works indeed have the look of gold and the texture of jade, unsurpassed all through the ages with fame far and wide. It will forever remain indelible in people's memory. (Wang Yi: A Preface to Li Sao)
◎若刀笔之中而得志行，是则金相玉质，内外俱美，实为人宝也。（《周书·苏绰传》）
如果掌管文案的官吏有突出的志向操行，这样的人就是金相玉质，里外都美，实在是人中的瑰宝。
If a person in charge of official documents displays outstanding aspiration and virtue, he is assuredly endowed with the look of gold and the texture of jade, a man of fine appearance and character. Such a man is a valuable asset, indeed! (The History of Zhou of the Northern Dynasties)
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