gild

gild

英 [gɪld]
　　美 [ɡɪld]

vt. 鍍金；虛飾；供給錢
　　n. (Gild)人名；(俄)希爾德

中文詞源：

gild 鍍金

來自gold的動詞形式。

例句：

1. Carve the names and gild them.
把姓名刻上去，再鍍上金。

2. She had health and beauty, and money to gild these gifts.
她健康而漂亮, 富有使這些天賦更加熠熠生輝.

3. The sun transform the gild cupola into dazzling point of light.
太陽將這些鍍金的圓屋頂變成瞭閃耀的光點.

4. To talk about the beautiful sunset is to gild the lily.
談論日落之美是多此一舉.

5. Comment on this would be to gild the lily.
對此發表評說無異於畫蛇添足.