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。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The Lord Mayor follows at the rear in his gilded coach.
市長大人坐在他闊氣的馬車里在后面跟著。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The golden light gilded the sea.
金色的陽光使大海如金子般閃閃發光。
來自《權威詞典》
4. " Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead! "