| 单词 | gloss |
| 释义 | gloss gloss1 —glossless, adj. /glos, glaws/, n. 1. a superficial luster or shine; glaze: the gloss of satin. 2. a false or deceptively good appearance. 3. Also, glosser. a cosmetic that adds sheen or luster, esp. one for the lips. v.t. 4. to put a gloss upon. 5. to give a false or deceptively good appearance to: to gloss over flaws in the woodwork. [1530-40; prob. akin to D gloos glowing, MHG glosen to glow, shine, Sw dial. glysa to shine] Syn. 1. See polish. 2. front, pretense. gloss2 —glossingly, adv. /glos, glaws/, n. 1. an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text. 2. a series of verbal interpretations of a text. 3. a glossary. 4. an artfully misleading interpretation. v.t. 5. to insert glosses on; annotate. 6. to place (a word) in a gloss. 7. to give a specious interpretation of; explain away (often fol. by over or away): to gloss over a serious problem with a pat solution. v.i. 8. to make glosses. [1250-1300; (n.) ME glose ( < OF glose) < ML glosa, gloza < Gk glôssa word requiring explanation, lit., language, tongue; (v.) ME glosen < ML glossare, deriv. of glosa; cf. GLOZE, reflecting OF pron. of verb] Syn. 1. comment, annotation. 2. commentary, critique, exegesis, explication. 5. explain, interpret, analyze, explicate. |
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