gilt
adjective uk/ɡɪlt/ us/ɡɪlt/
镀金的;涂金的
covered with a thin layer of gold or a substance that is intended to look like it
a gilt picture frame 镀金画框
It's not solid gold - it's just gilt. 这不是真金——只是镀金的。
Synonym: gilded
Compare: gold adjectivegolden
gilt
noun uk/ɡɪlt/ us/ɡɪlt/
(SURFACE)
[ U ]镀金，镀银；镀金材料，镀银材料
a very thin layer of gold, silver, or a similar substance, used to cover the surface of something
a silver gilt crucifix 镀银耶稣受难像
gilt lettering 烫金字
(MONEY)
gilts [ plural ] finance & economics UK specialized (also gilt-edged securities) 金边证券;绩优证券
a type of investment offered by the government that pays a fixed rate of interest and is considered low-risk
Most investors put money into gilts.
I assume gilts are a good investment as long as inflation remains low?
In the most recent years, gilts outperformed equities.
She recommended that I buy index-linked gilts.
There's a lot of interest in short-dated gilts.
She suggested that the Treasury could issue fewer gilts.
At the time, British gilt-edged securities were yielding 4 percent.
Idiom
take the gilt off the gingerbreadidiom UK literary 使（某事物）失去吸引力
to spoil something that is in every other way enjoyable
We had a great trip, but our flight home was badly delayed, which took the gilt off the gingerbread. 我们的旅行很愉快，但返航的飞机严重晚点令人扫兴。