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.
双语例句
1. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs.
他们最神圣的教堂屋顶镀了金。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The Lord Mayor follows at the rear in his gilded coach.
市长大人坐在他阔气的马车里在后面跟着。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The golden light gilded the sea.
金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
来自《权威词典》
4. " Friends, they are only gilded disks of lead! "
