gild
gild1
verb
gild the lily
gilder
noun
语源
gild2
noun
verb
- [with obj.]cover thinly with gold
镀金
■give a specious or false brilliance to
增添表面（或虚假）光荣
the useless martyrs’ deaths of the pilots gilded the operation.
那些飞行员无谓的殉难给这次行动披上了光荣的外衣。
gild the lily
- try to improve what is already beautiful or excellent
锦上添花
gilder
noun
语源
- Old English gyldan, of Germanic origin; related to gold
gild2
noun
- archaic spelling of guild
(古)。 同 guild
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