gloss
- n.
- 光彩，假象，注释
- vt.
- 使光彩，掩盖，上光于，注释，曲解
- vi.
- 发光，作注释
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
Probably from a North Germanic language, compare Icelandic glossi (“spark, flame”), glossa (“to flame”); or perhaps from dialectal Dutch gloos (“a glow, flare”), related to West Frisian gloeze (“a glow”), Middle Low German glȫsen (“to smoulder, glow”), German glosen (“to smoulder”); ultimately from Proto-Germanic *glus- (“to glow, shine”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (“to flourish; be green or yellow”). More at glow.
释义（英文）
- A surface shine or luster.
- (figuratively) A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
2词源 2
演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
From Middle English glosse, alteration of glose, from Old French glose, from Late Latin glōssa (“obsolete or foreign word requiring explanation”), from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “language”). Doublet of glossa
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演变路径（由近及远）
词源说明
An alteration of Middle English glosen after Etymology 2, from Old French gloser; compare Medieval Latin glossāre.
释义（英文）
- (transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).