gilded

英 [ˈɡɪldɪd]

美 [ˈɡɪldɪd]

adj. 镀金的; 涂金色的; 富贵的; 上层阶级的
v. 使如金子般生光(或生辉、生色); 给…镀金; 涂金于
gild的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：gilded　过去式：gilded　

BNC.12045 / COCA.12081

牛津词典

adj.

镀金的；涂金色的
covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint
富贵的；上层阶级的
rich and belonging to the upper classes
1. the gilded youth (= rich, upper-class young people) of the Edwardian era
  爱德华时代富贵的年轻人

VERB 给…镀金；涂金于…
If yougilda surface, you cover it in a thin layer of gold or gold paint.
1. Carve the names and gild them.
  把姓名刻上去，再镀上金。
2. ...gilded statues.
  镀金雕像
PHRASE 画蛇添足；多此一举
If you say that someone isgilding the lily, you mean that they are spoiling something that is already beautiful or perfect by trying to improve it or by praising it too highly.
1. Gilding the lily of what is basically a romantic comedy, the director falls a little short of his best mark.
  这基本上是一出浪漫喜剧，这位导演却画蛇添足，没有发挥出他的最佳水平。

adj

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
1. long aureate (or golden) hair
2. a gold carpet
Synonym:aureategiltgoldgolden
made from or covered with gold
1. gold coins
2. the gold dome of the Capitol
3. the golden calf
4. gilded icons
Synonym:goldgolden
rich and superior in quality
1. a princely sum
2. gilded dining rooms
Synonym:deluxegrandluxuriousopulentprincelysumptuous
based on pretense
1. the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
2. meretricious praise
3. a meretricious argument
Synonym:meretriciousspecious

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。
The vast income and wealth inequalities of the Gilded Age had disappeared.
按英文原意，应该是：镀金时代巨大的收入不平等和财富不平等消失了。
The ornate gilded mirror above the mantel.
壁炉架上方装饰华丽的镀金镜子。
Sunshine gilded the rooftops.
阳光把屋顶照得闪闪发光。
The rising sun gilded the tree tops with its golden beams.
初升的太阳给树梢染上了一层金色的光芒。
The slender figures of palm trees framed the gilded doors of the hotel at Universal Park.
在环球片场主题公园的一座酒店里，镀金大门的四周映着棕榈树细长的轮廓。
The gilded dome of the cathedral rises above the city.
大教堂的金色圆顶高耸在整座城市之上。
On gilded paper bound in calfskin.
用烫金纸和小牛皮装订。
A scared calf's face gilded with marmalade.
糊满了桔子酱的脸惊惶得像头小牛犊。
Original paragraph: The age of gilded youth is over.
富贵的年轻人的时代已经结束了。