Medal



GRE 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 奖牌, 勋章
• ［类］ blandishment : coax / medal : honor ( 甜言蜜语用来哄骗 / 奖章用来奖励) athlete : trophy / soldier : medal ( 运动员获得奖品 / 士兵获得勋章)
• ［记］ 由metal ( 金属) 变化而来, 因为奖牌是金属做的

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle French medaille, from Old Italian medaglia coin worth half a denarius, medal, from Vulgar Latin *medalis half, alteration of Late Latin medialis middle, from Latin medius — more at mid
• Date: circa 1578
• 1. a small usually metal object bearing a religious emblem or picture
• 2. a piece of metal often resembling a coin and having a stamped design that is issued to commemorate a person or event or awarded for excellence or achievement

II. intransitive verb (medaled; also medalled; medaling; also medalling)

• Date: 1979
• to win a medal <medaled in figure skating>

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