英语词汇“gloss”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

gloss

释义

surface lustre or, sheen, or brightness

something that gives this

lip gloss

a deceptively attractive outer appearance

paint to which varnish has been added to give a shiny finish

(used before a noun) relating to or denoting such paint

gloss paint

gloss finish

[prob of Scandinavian origin]

to give a gloss to (something), esp to varnish it or paint it with gloss paint

glosser noun

a brief explanation or translation of a difficult word or expression

a brief explanation, e.g. in the margin of a text, of a difficult word or expression

an interlinear translation

a continuous commentary accompanying a text

a deliberately false or misleading interpretation, e.g. of a text

= glossary

[Middle English glose via Old French from Latin glossa unusual word requiring explanation, from Greek glōssa, glōtta tongue, language]

to supply a gloss or glosses for (a word, text, etc)

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