gilding
gilding — 名詞
1. a thin layer of real gold or gold-coloured paint added to a surface for decorati
鍍金；金箔層
塗於物體表面的金或仿金薄層裝飾
a thin layer of real gold or gold-coloured paint added to a surface for decoration, often seen on picture frames, mirrors, and old furniture.
Hari noticed that the gilding on the antique mirror had begun to flake off.
Hari 發現古董鏡子上的鍍金層已經開始剝落。
gilding on [surface] for describing decorative gold layer
The old church ceiling was covered in delicate gilding that glowed in the morning sun.
古老的教堂天花板覆滿精緻的金箔層，在晨光中閃閃發亮。
uncountable: 'delicate gilding' with no article
Gabriela carefully restored the gilding on the picture frame using thin sheets of gold.
Gabriela 用薄薄的金片小心修復畫框上的鍍金。
collocation: restore / repair the gilding
Most of the gilding on the palace doors had worn away after two hundred years.
宮殿大門上的鍍金，經過兩百年大多已剝落殆盡。
A small workshop in Florence still produces traditional gilding for museum pieces.
佛羅倫斯有家小工坊，至今仍為博物館藏品製作傳統金箔層。
collocation: traditional / decorative gilding
- gold gilding
- decorative gilding
- restore the gilding
- flake off
文法句型
gilding on [surface]
the gilding of [object]
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable. Often appears with prepositions 'on' (location) or 'of' (object being gilded). Subject of restoration and antique-furniture contexts.
常見錯誤
gilding — 動詞
1. in the process of decorating something by applying real gold, gold leaf, or gold
鍍金中；貼金
正將金或仿金薄層塗於某物表面
in the process of decorating something by applying real gold, gold leaf, or gold-coloured paint to its outer surface.
Salma spent the afternoon gilding the edges of a wooden picture frame in her studio.
Salma 整個下午都在工作室裡為一個木製畫框的邊緣鍍金。
gilding + direct object [surface]
The craftsmen were gilding the dome of the temple when the rain started.
工匠們正在為寺廟的圓頂鍍金，這時下起了雨。
passive-like progressive: were gilding + [object]
Wren learned the slow craft of gilding old book covers from her grandmother.
Wren 跟著奶奶學習為舊書封面貼金這門慢工細活。
noun-like gerund: the craft / art of gilding
By gilding the small statue, Yael hoped to make it look more valuable to collectors.
Yael 想藉著為這座小雕像鍍金，讓收藏家覺得它更有價值。
by + gilding for explaining purpose
- gilding a frame
- gilding the dome
- gilding by hand
- stripping
Removing the gold layer rather than adding it.
文法句型
gilding + [object]
be + gilding + [object]
用法筆記
Distinguished from sense 2 (light-related) by physical contact with a metal or paint coating. The object is almost always a man-made surface (frame, dome, statue, furniture).
常見錯誤
2. of light, especially low sunlight: spreading across a surface and giving it a wa
染成金色
光線將某物表面短暫染成金色
of light, especially low sunlight: spreading across a surface and giving it a warm, golden colour for a short time.
Late afternoon light was gilding the rooftops of the small fishing village.
午後的陽光正將小漁村的屋頂染成一片金黃。
[light source] gilding + [surface]
The setting sun was gilding the snow as Quan reached the mountain summit.
Quan 抵達山頂時，落日正將積雪染成一片金黃。
collocation: sun gilding [surface]
Soft morning light was gilding the wheat fields outside Adaeze's window.
柔和的晨光正將 Adaeze 窗外的麥田染成金色。
figurative: light as the subject
When Haruto opened the curtains, the sunrise was gilding every leaf outside.
Haruto 拉開窗簾時，朝陽正將外頭每一片葉子染成金色。
- sun gilding [surface]
- light gilding [object]
- sunset gilding
文法句型
[light source] gilding + [surface]
the sun gilding the [object]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a light source (sun, sunlight, sunset, lamplight). Distinguish from sense 1: here no physical coating is applied — the surface only looks gold because of the light.