displacement
n
1 [U] displacing or being displaced 移位; 取代.
2 [C] (nautical 海) weight of water displaced by a ship floating in it, used as a measure of the ship's size 排水量
a ship with a displacement of 10000 tons 排水量为10000吨的船只.
You were very kind. You brought out all your jewellery and you told me I could take anything I wanted. There were so many beautiful things that it was hard to choose. And then I saw a lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.
Perhaps in those days I was. Pierre and I did have a very good time at the ball. But that was the last moment of happiness in our lives. That night everything changed.