gild

英 [gɪld]美 [ɡɪld]
  • vt. 镀金；虚饰；供给钱
  • n. (Gild)人名；(俄)希尔德
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助记提示

gold金子。
gild镀金,虚饰。

中文词源

gild 镀金

来自gold的动词形式。

英文词源

gild
gild: see gold
gild (v.)
Old English gyldan "to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold," from Proto-Germanic *gulthjan (cognates: Old Norse gylla "to gild," Old High German ubergulden "to cover with gold"), from *gulthan "gold" (see gold). Related: Gilded; gilding. Figuratively from 1590s.

双语例句

1. Carve the names and gild them.
把姓名刻上去，再镀上金。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She had health and beauty, and money to gild these gifts.
她健康而漂亮, 富有使这些天赋更加熠熠生辉.
来自辞典例句
3. The sun transform the gild cupola into dazzling point of light.
太阳将这些镀金的圆屋顶变成了闪耀的光点.
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4. To talk about the beautiful sunset is to gild the lily.
谈论日落之美是多此一举.
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5. Comment on this would be to gild the lily.
对此发表评说无异于画蛇添足.
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