gloss
gloss 英 [glɒs] 美 [glɔs]
n. 光彩 v. 掩盖
进行时:glossing 过去式:glossed 过去分词:glossed 第三人称单数:glosses 名词复数:glosses
- A gloss is a shiny finish on an object. It’s also an explanation about a word or phrase. Right now, you’re reading a gloss on the word gloss.
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- n. 光彩
- v. 掩盖
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1. This paint has a fine gloss.
这种油漆的光泽很好。
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2. paper with a high gloss on one side
单面上光纸
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3. lip gloss
唇彩
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4. two coats of gloss
两层亮光漆
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5. This scandal has taken the gloss off the occasion.
这丑闻使这次盛会黯然失色。
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6. to gloss over a problem
表面上应付问题
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7. He glossed over any splits in the party.
他掩饰了党内出现的任何分裂现象。
- gloss (n.1) "glistening smoothness, luster," 1530s, probably from Scandinavian (compare Icelandic glossi "a spark, a flame," related to glossa "to flame"), or obsolete Dutch gloos "a glowing," from Middle High German glos; probably ultimately from the same source as English glow (v.). Superficial lustrous smoothness due to the nature of the material (unlike polish, which is artificial).
- gloss (n.2) "word inserted as an explanation, translation, or definition," c. 1300, glose (modern form from 1540s; earlier also gloze), from Late Latin glossa "obsolete or foreign word," one that requires explanation; later extended to the explanation itself, from Greek glossa (Ionic), glotta (Attic) "language, a tongue; word of mouth, hearsay," also "obscure or foreign word, language," also "mouthpiece," literally "the tongue" (as the organ of speech), from PIE *glogh- "thorn, point, that which is projected" (source also of Old Church Slavonic glogu "thorn," Greek glokhis "barb of an arrow").
- gloss (v.) c. 1300, glosen "use fair words; speak smoothly, cajole, flatter;" late 14c. as "comment on (a text), insert a word as an explanation, interpret," from Medieval Latin glossare and Old French gloser, from Late Latin glossa (see gloss (n.2)). Modern spelling from 16c.; formerly also gloze.
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