1560s, past participle adjective from gild (v.). Late Old English had gegylde; Middle English had gilden (adj.). In modern use the more dignified past participle of gild, alternative to gilt. Shakespeare's lilies were never gilded; the quote ("King John," iv.2) is, "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily." Gilded Age as an era in U.S. history (roughly 1870-1900) is from the novel "The Gilded Age" by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner, published in 1873.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs.
他們最神圣的教堂屋頂鍍了金。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The Lord Mayor follows at the rear in his gilded coach.
市長(zhǎng)大人坐在他闊氣的馬車?yán)镌诤竺娓?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The golden light gilded the sea.
金色的陽(yáng)光使大海如金子般閃閃發(fā)光。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. " Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead! "