gilded是什么意思

adj. 镀金的，装饰的；富有的

v. 给…镀金（gild的过去分词）

英文词源

gilded (adj.): 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.

1. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs.: 他们最神圣的教堂屋顶镀了金。

2. The Lord Mayor follows at the rear in his gilded coach.: 市长大人坐在他阔气的马车里在后面跟着。