patina
柯林斯詞典
1. N-SING A patina is a thin layer of something that has formed on the surface of something. (物體表面形成的)薄層[with supp]
He allowed a fine patina of old coffee to develop around the inside of the mug. 他任由馬克杯里積上一層薄薄的咖啡垢。
2. N-SING The patina on an old object is an attractive soft shine that has developed on its surface, usually because it has been used a lot. (舊物表面的)光澤; 包漿[with supp]
...a mahogany door that is golden brown with the patina of age. ...一扇亮棕色的紅木門，散發(fā)著年深日久積成的光澤。
3. N a film of oxide formed on the surface of a metal, esp the green oxidation of bronze or copper 金屬表層氧化物(尤指銅綠)→see also verdigris
4. N-SING If you say that someone has a patina of a quality or characteristic, you mean that they have a small but impressive amount of this quality or characteristic. (有點兒...的)樣子[with supp, oft N 'of' n]
Except for a patina of charisma, he was like a thousand other bright young men in Toronto. 除了小有點兒魅力外，他和多倫多其他眾多機靈的年輕小伙子沒有兩樣。
5. N a broad shallow dish used in ancient Rome (古羅馬的)大銅盤
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patina /?p?t?n?, p??tin?/
劍橋詞典
- [ 單數(shù)名詞 ]
a thin surface layer that develops on something because of use, age , or chemical action
（物體表面的）薄層
His tomb was covered with a yellow patina of lichen . 他的墓地上長了一層薄薄的黃色地衣。
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ] formal
something that makes someone or something seem to be something that they are not
假象
Beware their patina of civility , it's only an act . 當心他們禮貌、客氣的假象，那只不過是在裝樣子。
[ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ] chemistry specialized
a blue-green layer that forms on copper , brass or bronze
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