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gilded adj.镀金的；富有的动词gild的过去式和过去分词. (1) 远处，一座镀金的庙宇闪闪发光。(2) 太阳将这些镀金的圆屋顶变成了闪耀的光点。 You might have first heard the word gilded in the name of an historical period in the U.S. known as The Gilded Age; the name suggests that the appearance of wealth concealed actual poverty. Gilded is often used to point out illusion in this way, but if no illusion is intended, it need not be a negative word. I think the gilded doves in your painting are especially lovely.

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英 ['ɡɪldɪd] 美 ['ɡɪldɪd] (1) A gilded temple glittered in the distance.(2) The sun transformed the gilded cupolas into dazzling points of light. Something gilded looks like gold, whether it is or not. If you've heard the expression "all that glitters is not gold," it's especially true of anything gilded.

英语单词	gilded
英美音标	英 ['ɡɪldɪd] 美 ['ɡɪldɪd]
中文释义	adj.镀金的；富有的动词gild的过去式和过去分词.
英语例句	(1) A gilded temple glittered in the distance. (2) The sun transformed the gilded cupolas into dazzling points of light.
中文例句	(1) 远处，一座镀金的庙宇闪闪发光。 (2) 太阳将这些镀金的圆屋顶变成了闪耀的光点。
vocabulary简明	Something gilded looks like gold, whether it is or not. If you've heard the expression "all that glitters is not gold," it's especially true of anything gilded.
vocabulary扩展	You might have first heard the word gilded in the name of an historical period in the U.S. known as The Gilded Age; the name suggests that the appearance of wealth concealed actual poverty. Gilded is often used to point out illusion in this way, but if no illusion is intended, it need not be a negative word. I think the gilded doves in your painting are especially lovely.

Gilded Heard Illusion 英 ɡɪldɪd] 美 ɡɪldɪd Adj.镀金的；富有的 动词gild的过去式和过去分词

Gilded Heard Illusion 英 ɡɪldɪd] 美 ɡɪldɪd Adj.镀金的；富有的动词gild的过去式和过去分词