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GRE 蓝宝 Barron

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n. 光泽; 注解
［英］ n. 光泽 ( the brightness or luster; sheen) ; 注解 ( words of explanation or translation)
［类］ blurb : notice / gloss : explanation ( 大肆宣传是为了引起注意 / 注解是为了解释明白)

I. noun

Etymology: akin to Middle High German glosen to glow, shine; akin to Old English geolu yellow
Date: 1538
1. a surface luster or brightness ; shine
2.
- a. a deceptively attractive appearance <selfishness that had a gloss of humanitarianism about it>
- b. bright often superficial attractiveness <show-biz gloss>
3. a transparent cosmetic preparation for adding shine and usually color to the lips

II. transitive verb

Date: 1656
1.
- a. to mask the true nature of ; give a deceptively attractive appearance to — used with over<the misery was general, where not glossed over by liberal application of alcohol — Marston Bates>
- b. to deal with (a subject or problem) too lightly or not at all — used with over<glosses over scholarly controversies rather than confronting them head-on — John Israel>
2. to give a gloss to

III. noun

Etymology: alteration of gloze, from Middle English glose, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin glosa, glossa, from Greek glōssa, glōtta tongue, language, obscure word; akin to Greek glōchis projecting point
Date: 1548
1.
- a. a brief explanation (as in the margin or between the lines of a text) of a difficult or obscure word or expression
- b. a false and often willfully misleading interpretation (as of a text)
2.
- a. glossary
- b. an interlinear translation
- c. a continuous commentary accompanying a text
3. commentary, interpretation

IV. transitive verb

Date: 1603
1.
- a. to provide a gloss for ; explain, define
- b. interpret
2. to dispose of by false or perverse interpretation <trying to gloss away the irrationalities of the universe — Irwin Edman>