gilded
英 ['ɡɪldɪd]
美 ['ɡɪldɪd]
- adj. 镀金的，装饰的；富有的
- v. 给…镀金（gild的过去分词）
gilded 英文词源
- 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.
gilded 双语例句
1. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs. 他们最神圣的教堂屋顶镀了金。 来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Lord Mayor follows at the rear in his gilded coach.
- 市长大人坐在他阔气的马车里在后面跟着。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The golden light gilded the sea.
- 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. " Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead! "
- " 朋友们, 这只不过是些镀金的铅饼!
来自英汉文学 - 败坏赫德莱堡
- 5. Who would not grieve upon a gilded chair?
- 谁不愿意坐在镀金的椅子上伤心 呢 ?
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹