英语词汇“gilded”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gild•ed adj.

covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color.
having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth.

bef. 1000; gild¹ + -ed²; replacing Middle English gild, Old English gegyld

gild¹ v. [~ + object], gild•ed or gilt/gɪlt/USA pronunciation gild•ing.

to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.

Idioms

Idioms gild the lily, to add unnecessary ornamental details to something already of great beauty.

gild•er, n. [countable]
gild•ing, n. [uncountable]

gild¹ v.t., gild•ed or gilt, gild•ing.

to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to.
[Archaic.]to make red, as with blood.
Idioms gild the lily, to add unnecessary ornamentation, a special feature, etc., in an attempt to improve something that is already complete, satisfactory, or ideal:After that wonderful meal, serving a fancy dessert would be gilding the lily.

1300–50; Middle English gilden, Old English -gyldan; akin to gold

gild′a•ble, adj.

gild² n.

World Historyguild.

gild /ɡɪld/ vb (gilds, gilding, gilded, gilt /ɡɪlt/)(transitive)

to cover with or as if with gold
gild the lily ⇒ to adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful
to praise someone inordinately
to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to

Etymology: Old English gyldan, from gold gold; related to Old Norse gylla, Middle High German vergülden

ˈgilder n

gild /ɡɪld/ n

a variant spelling of guild

单词	gilded
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 gild•ed (gil′did),USA pronunciation adj. covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color. having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth. bef. 1000; gild¹ + -ed²; replacing Middle English gild, Old English gegyld WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 gild¹ /gɪld/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], gild•ed or gilt/gɪlt/USA pronunciation gild•ing. to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance. Idioms Idioms gild the lily, to add unnecessary ornamental details to something already of great beauty. gild•er, n. [countable] gild•ing, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 gild¹ (gild),USA pronunciation v.t., gild•ed or gilt, gild•ing. to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance. to give a bright, pleasing, or specious aspect to. [Archaic.]to make red, as with blood. Idioms gild the lily, to add unnecessary ornamentation, a special feature, etc., in an attempt to improve something that is already complete, satisfactory, or ideal:After that wonderful meal, serving a fancy dessert would be gilding the lily. 1300–50; Middle English gilden, Old English -gyldan; akin to gold gild′a•ble, adj. gild² (gild),USA pronunciation n. World Historyguild. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gild /ɡɪld/ vb (gilds, gilding, gilded, gilt /ɡɪlt/)(transitive) to cover with or as if with gold gild the lily ⇒ to adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful to praise someone inordinately to give a falsely attractive or valuable appearance to Etymology: Old English gyldan, from gold gold; related to Old Norse gylla, Middle High German vergülden ˈgilder n gild /ɡɪld/ n a variant spelling of guild
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