gilt

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɡɪlt/|[ɡɪɫt]    美 /ɡɪlt/|[ɡɪɫt]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. uncountable,usually
  2. A young female pig, at or nearing the age of first breeding. UK,regional
  3. Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.; Gold-colored paint or other coating. broadly,uncountable,usually
  4. Money. slang,uncountable,usually
    — three corrupted men […] Have, for the gilt of France,—O guilt indeed!— Confirm'd conspiracy with fearful France
  5. A security (usually a bond) issued by the Bank of England (see gilt-edged). UK,countable,usually
    — higher gilt yields
  6. A gilded object, an object covered with gold. obsolete,uncountable,usually
    — The parysh of Seint Powle in Norwiche. Thomas Blocke, George Wylson, Churchwardens. Have sold in plate, gylte and parcell gylte, to the summe of iiij ownce, every ownce at the price of iiijs. viijd.
动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of gild form-of,participle,past
    — The sun was rising; it gilt the hill tops and gradually threw its lustre over the dark pine forests on the mountain slopes.
形容词 adj.
  1. Golden coloured; gilded.
    — The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.

词形变化

gilts plural more gilt comparative most gilt superlative gilts plural yilt alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
fire gilt gilt-head gilt-head bream gilt silver gilt-tail silver-gilt take the gilt off the gingerbread

词源

词源 1
Past participle of gild (“to cover in gold”), thus meaning literally “(something) covered in gold”. Ultimately related to gold (which see). Compare feed, which is related (similarly by ablaut) to food.
Cognate with Dutch (ver)guld, Icelandic gyllt and Faroese gylt.
词源 2
From Middle English gilt, gylt, from Old Norse gyltr; compare geld and yelt.
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