gilt
英 [gɪlt]||||||美 [ɡɪlt]
gilt 镀金来自gild的过去分词，词源同gold.
- gilt
- gilt: see gold
- gilt (adj.)
- "gilded," c. 1400, past participle of Middle English gilden "to gild," from Old English gyldan (see gild (v.)). Also used as a noun with a sense of "gilding" (early 15c.).
- 1. The plates have a gilt edge.
- 这些盘子的边是镀金的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He's offered us his villa by the sea for two weeks. The only problem is that we can only have it in February, which rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread.
- 他把海边的别墅让给我们住两个星期. 但是美中不足的是我们只能在二月份去, 这就有些扫兴了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. A Bocchicchio hostage was gilt - edged insurance.
- 因此,一个卜启丘人质就等于最把稳的保证.
来自教父部分
- 4. The high taxes that I paid took the gilt off the gingerbread.
- 我缴付的高额税款除去了我大部分的收入.
来自辞典例句
- 5. I'm afraid the gilt of the ring will wear off before long.
- 恐怕戒指的镀金层不久就会磨掉.
来自辞典例句
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英 [gɪlt]
美 [ɡɪlt]
- n. 镀金；小母猪；眩目的外表
- adj. 镀金的
- v. 镀金（gild的过去式和过去分词）
中文词源
gilt 镀金来自gild的过去分词，词源同gold.
英文词源
- gilt
- gilt: see gold
- gilt (adj.)
- "gilded," c. 1400, past participle of Middle English gilden "to gild," from Old English gyldan (see gild (v.)). Also used as a noun with a sense of "gilding" (early 15c.).
双语例句
- 1. The plates have a gilt edge.
- 这些盘子的边是镀金的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. He's offered us his villa by the sea for two weeks. The only problem is that we can only have it in February, which rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread.
- 他把海边的别墅让给我们住两个星期. 但是美中不足的是我们只能在二月份去, 这就有些扫兴了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. A Bocchicchio hostage was gilt - edged insurance.
- 因此,一个卜启丘人质就等于最把稳的保证.
来自教父部分
- 4. The high taxes that I paid took the gilt off the gingerbread.
- 我缴付的高额税款除去了我大部分的收入.
来自辞典例句
- 5. I'm afraid the gilt of the ring will wear off before long.
- 恐怕戒指的镀金层不久就会磨掉.
来自辞典例句