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gilded

英 ['ɡɪldɪd] 美 ['ɡɪldɪd]

gilded (adj.): 1560s, past participle adjective from gild (v.). Late Old English had gegylde; Middle English had gilden (adj.). In modern use the more dignified past participle of gild, alternative to gilt. Shakespeare's lilies were never gilded; the quote ("King John," iv.2) is, "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily." Gilded Age as an era in U.S. history (roughly 1870-1900) is from the novel "The Gilded Age" by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, published in 1873.

1. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs.: 他們最神聖的教堂屋頂鍍了金。

2. The Lord Mayor follows at the rear in his gilded coach.: 市長大人坐在他闊氣的馬車裏在後麵跟著。