gold-platedadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡəʊl(d)ˈpleɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌpleɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gold plate n., -ed suffix²; gold plate v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < gold plate n. + -ed suffix². In later use also partly < gold plate v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Of an object: coated with a thin layer of gold, (in later use esp.) electroplated with gold.

ΚΠ

1670 tr. F. de Callières Lovers Logick 49 Garments of fine Stuff enriched with gold-plated Buttons.

1762 Public Advertiser 20 Oct. 11 yards of gold-plated Velum.

1846 H. W. Herbert Rom. Traitor I. iv. 46 The gilded gates of bronze and the gold-plated roof of the vast national temple.

1900 Mail Order Catal. in Americana Rev. (1961) 22 A gold-plated..enamel button.

1980 L. St. Clair Obsessions iii. 77 I made him gin in his gold-plated bath-tub.

2014 N.Y. Times 18 Dec. (Late ed.) c1/6 Wanna know who's going to win an Oscar?.. The Academy metes out its gold-plated, britannium statuettes on Feb. 22.

2. figurative.

a. Likely to prove profitable or advantageous; very favourable or secure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [adjective]

strongeOE

fasteOE

sure1418

cocksure?a1534

in the bag1900

gold-plated1913

1913 Smith Alumnae Q. Apr. 135 The purely vocational courses offer a gold-plated opportunity to the girl who comes to college for a good time.

1953 J. K. Butters et al. Effects of Taxation 492 My 3½% yield after taxes..is so low that for this return I should have a gold-plated investment.

1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Style section) 1 [In the Caymans] prices have increased, condos are rising, and the financial business is gold-plated.

1992 Atlantic Apr. 89/1 Gold-plated pensions for federal employees.

2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 June c1/3 Goldman Sachs..secured its legend by providing gold-plated advice to corporations.

b. Excessively expensive due to the addition of often unnecessary refinements or enhancements.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [adjective] > dear or expensive > excessively

overdearc1325

over-chargeable?c1422

over-costly1553

unaffordable1825

overpriced1881

gold-plated1946

1946 Reauthorizing Gila Project: Hearing before Comm. Irrigation & Reclam. (U.S. House of Representatives, 79th Congr., 2nd Sess. i. 362 It would cost some money, but it need not be a gold plated project.

1962 Casebk. Campus Planning (U.S. Office Educ.) 158 To insure that the requested facility..will show a high level of efficient use..[and] that it will not be ‘gold plated’.

1984 Wall St. Jrnl. 25 Oct. 1/4 Congressional critics..say that the Hummer, whose $27,000 price is twice that of the jeep, is but the latest in a long line of needlessly gold-plated military acquisitions.

2006 D. Edgerton Shock of Old vi. 145 The famously rugged and cheap Kalashnikov may be contrasted with the seemingly more troublesome and ‘gold-plated’ weapons of the west.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gold-plated
释义	gold-platedadj. Brit. /ˌɡəʊl(d)ˈpleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊl(d)ˌpleɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: gold plate n., -ed suffix²; gold plate v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < gold plate n. + -ed suffix². In later use also partly < gold plate v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Of an object: coated with a thin layer of gold, (in later use esp.) electroplated with gold. ΚΠ 1670 tr. F. de Callières Lovers Logick 49 Garments of fine Stuff enriched with gold-plated Buttons. 1762 Public Advertiser 20 Oct. 11 yards of gold-plated Velum. 1846 H. W. Herbert Rom. Traitor I. iv. 46 The gilded gates of bronze and the gold-plated roof of the vast national temple. 1900 Mail Order Catal. in Americana Rev. (1961) 22 A gold-plated..enamel button. 1980 L. St. Clair Obsessions iii. 77 I made him gin in his gold-plated bath-tub. 2014 N.Y. Times 18 Dec. (Late ed.) c1/6 Wanna know who's going to win an Oscar?.. The Academy metes out its gold-plated, britannium statuettes on Feb. 22. 2. figurative. a. Likely to prove profitable or advantageous; very favourable or secure. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [adjective] strongeOE fasteOE sure1418 cocksure?a1534 in the bag1900 gold-plated1913 1913 Smith Alumnae Q. Apr. 135 The purely vocational courses offer a gold-plated opportunity to the girl who comes to college for a good time. 1953 J. K. Butters et al. Effects of Taxation 492 My 3½% yield after taxes..is so low that for this return I should have a gold-plated investment. 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Style section) 1 [In the Caymans] prices have increased, condos are rising, and the financial business is gold-plated. 1992 Atlantic Apr. 89/1 Gold-plated pensions for federal employees. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 June c1/3 Goldman Sachs..secured its legend by providing gold-plated advice to corporations. b. Excessively expensive due to the addition of often unnecessary refinements or enhancements. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > high price or rate > [adjective] > dear or expensive > excessively overdearc1325 over-chargeable?c1422 over-costly1553 unaffordable1825 overpriced1881 gold-plated1946 1946 Reauthorizing Gila Project: Hearing before Comm. Irrigation & Reclam. (U.S. House of Representatives, 79th Congr., 2nd Sess. i. 362 It would cost some money, but it need not be a gold plated project. 1962 Casebk. Campus Planning (U.S. Office Educ.) 158 To insure that the requested facility..will show a high level of efficient use..[and] that it will not be ‘gold plated’. 1984 Wall St. Jrnl. 25 Oct. 1/4 Congressional critics..say that the Hummer, whose $27,000 price is twice that of the jeep, is but the latest in a long line of needlessly gold-plated military acquisitions. 2006 D. Edgerton Shock of Old vi. 145 The famously rugged and cheap Kalashnikov may be contrasted with the seemingly more troublesome and ‘gold-plated’ weapons of the west. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1670
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