| 单词 | patina |
| 释义 | patina (once / 21451 pages) n If you have an old bronze sculpture with a surface that has oxidized and turned green or brown, that coating is called a patina. A patina can appear on anything made of metal. A patina can also be the shiny surface on wooden furniture that you get after years and years of polishing. You can also use the word in a metaphorical sense, to describe somebody who has acquired some surface character that doesn't go very deep — like the tycoon who has a patina of sophistication but only pretends to be interested in art and literature. WORD FAMILYpatina: patinae, patinas, patinise, patinize USAGE EXAMPLESWith a wooden rolling pin worn to a perfect patina by a decade of use, Salamanca begins to flatten a portion of dough. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) Lower levels can be glimpsed through the scrapes and cracks, evoking the battered patinas of aged metals and ceramics. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) Even if, despite the patina of law, it is essentially criminal. Slate(Nov 15, 2016) n a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal Hypo|Hyper verdigris a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time coat, coating a thin layer covering something |
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