tarnish
英 ['tɑ?n??]
美 ['tɑrn??]
- n. 晦暗，無光澤；污點
- vt. 玷污；使……失去光澤；使……變灰暗
- vi. 失去光澤；被玷污；變灰暗
助記提示
1. dark => dern "concealed, hidden, secret, dark" (dark 與 dern 同源) => tern- => tarn- + -ish.
2. => dull the luster or brightness of, make dim.
3. 讀：踏你屎，用光澤的腳踏你的屎以后，鞋失去光澤。
中文詞源
tarnish 暗淡，使失去光澤，玷污，敗壞來自古法語 ternir,使暗淡，黯淡，來自 Proto-Germanic*darnijana,隱藏，來自 PIE*dher,固定， 握住，保護，詞源同 darn,firm.引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- tarnish (v.)
- mid-15c. (transitive), from present participle stem of Middle French ternir "dull the luster or brightness of, make dim" (15c.), probably from Old French terne (adj.) "dull, dark," which according to Diez is from a Germanic source cognate with Old High German tarnjan "to conceal, hide," Old English dyrnan "to hide, darken," from Proto-Germanic *darnjaz (see dern), but there are difficulties of form, sense, and date. Intransitive sense from 1670s. Figurative sense is from 1690s. Related: Tarnished; tarnishing.
- tarnish (n.)
- 1713, from tarnish (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.
- 戒指內側有一層厚厚的銹斑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Moisture leads to the tarnish of the silverware.
- 濕氣使得銀器毫無光澤.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnish the metal.
- 清潔銀器時要戴上棉手套，因為你皮膚里的酸性物質會使它失去光澤。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister.
- 這一事件可能有損首相的名譽。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Air and moisture tarnish silver.
- 空氣和潮濕使銀子失去光澤.
來自辭典例句