gilt
英 [gɪlt]
美 [ɡɪlt]
- n. 鍍金；小母豬；眩目的外表
- adj. 鍍金的
- v. 鍍金（gild的過去式和過去分詞）
中文詞源
gilt 鍍金來自gild的過去分詞，詞源同gold.
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語例句
- 1. The plates have a gilt edge.
- 這些盤子的邊是鍍金的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 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.
- 他把海邊的別墅讓給我們住兩個星期. 但是美中不足的是我們隻能在二月份去, 這就有些掃興了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. A Bocchicchio hostage was gilt - edged insurance.
- 因此,一個卜啟丘人質就等於最把穩的保證.
來自教父部分
- 4. The high taxes that I paid took the gilt off the gingerbread.
- 我繳付的高額稅款除去了我大部分的收入.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I'm afraid the gilt of the ring will wear off before long.
- 恐怕戒指的鍍金層不久就會磨掉.
來自辭典例句