[mass noun]resin dissolved in a liquid for applying on wood, metal, or other materials to form a hard, clear, shiny surface when dry 清漆;凡立水 ■short for nail varnish nail varnish的简称 ■[in sing.](archaic)an external or superficially attractive appearance of a specific quality (古)吸引人的外表 an outward varnish of civilization. 薄薄的文明外衣。
verb
[with obj.]apply varnish to 涂清漆;涂油 we stripped the floor and varnished it. 我们刮掉地板漆并涂上凡立水。 [with obj. and complement]her toenails were varnished red. 她的趾甲被染成红色。
派生 varnisher noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French vernis, from medieval Latin veronix 'fragrant resin, sandarac' or medieval Greek berenikē, probably from Berenice, a town in Cyrenaica