| 单词 | varnish |
| 释义 | varnish(ˈvɑːnɪʃ) noun 1. Also called: oil varnish a preparation consisting of a solvent, a drying oil, and usually resin, rubber, bitumen, etc, for application to a surface where it polymerizes to yield a hard glossy, usually transparent, coating 2. a similar preparation consisting of a substance, such as shellac or cellulose ester, dissolved in a volatile solvent, such as alcohol. It hardens to a film on evaporation of the solvent See also spirit varnish 3. Also called: natural varnish the sap of certain trees used to produce such a coating 4. a smooth surface, coated with or as with varnish 5. an artificial, superficial, or deceptively pleasing manner, covering, etc; veneer 6. mainly British another word for nail polish verb (transitive) 7. to cover with varnish 8. to give a smooth surface to, as if by painting with varnish 9. to impart a more attractive appearance to 10. to make superficially attractive Derived forms varnisher (ˈvarnisher) noun Word origin C14: from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin veronix sandarac, resin, from Medieval Greek berenikē, perhaps from Greek Berenikē, city in Cyrenaica, Libya where varnishes were used |
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