gilt

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.

例句：

1. The plates have a gilt edge.
這些盤子的邊是鍍金的.

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, 這就有些掃興瞭.

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.

4. The high taxes that I paid took the gilt off the gingerbread.
我繳付的高額稅款除去瞭我大部分的收入.

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.