gilded ['gɪl.dɪd] adjective [before noun] ■covered with a thin layer of gold or a substance that looks like gold; gilt 镀金的;有金色涂层的;涂成金色的•The gilded dome of the cathedral rises above the city.大教堂的金色穹顶高耸于城市上空。 ■literary ■rich or of a higher social class 富有的;上流社会的,上层阶级的•The story revolves around the gilded youth of the 1920s and their glittering lifestyles.故事围绕一群20世纪20年代的上流社会公子哥儿,及其奢华靡丽的生活方式。 |