Word · Frequency #9525
gloss
光泽；光亮
A smooth, shiny appearance on a surface; luster.
- 1.
A surface shine or luster.
表面的光泽或亮光。
- 2.
A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
对外语、古语、专业、疑难或罕见表达的简短注释或翻译,插在原文后、页边或行间。
- 3.
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
文本中生僻词的解释或定义。
- 4.
A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
表面迷人但具有欺骗性的外表。
- 5.
Synonym of glossary, a collection of such notes.
glossary 的同义词,指此类注释的汇编。
- 6.
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
按字母顺序排列的专业术语表,常作为附录。
- 7.
An extensive commentary on some text.
对某文本的详细评注。
- 8.
the property of being smooth and shiny
光滑发亮的性质。
- 9.
A definition or explanation of a word sense.
对词义的定义或解释。
注释；释义；生词解释；术语表；词汇表；假象；虚饰；表面的光彩；长篇评注；详注；表面的光泽或亮光。
In use
The teacher added a gloss to the ancient text to help students understand the archaic vocabulary.
The textbook includes a helpful gloss of economic terms at the end.
The car's paint had a high gloss that reflected the sunlight.
Connections
Collocations
- high gloss
- 高光泽
- The car's paint has a high gloss that catches the sunlight.这辆车的漆面有高光泽，能反射阳光。
- lip gloss
- 唇彩
- She keeps lip gloss in her purse for touch-ups.她包里放着唇彩，方便补妆。
- gloss paint
- 亮光漆
- We used gloss paint for the kitchen cabinets to make them easy to clean.我们用亮光漆刷厨房橱柜，这样容易清洁。
- marginal gloss
- 页边注释
- The student wrote a marginal gloss next to the difficult phrase.那个学生在难懂的短语旁边写了一条页边注释。
Idioms & figurative uses
- take the gloss off something
- 使某事物失去吸引力或光彩The rain took the gloss off the day.雨水使这一天变得不那么愉快了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
gloss 长得像 glass（玻璃），玻璃反光就是“光泽”；页边给生词做 gloss（注释），就像给词“镀一层光”帮助理解。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、literary criticism、textual editing 该义项指对文中难词或难句的简短注释、翻译，多用于学术写作、文学评注和古籍整理等正式书面语境；日常口语中较少单说 gloss，通常用 explanation 或 note。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为glosses
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 gloss 一样以 /-ɔs/ 结尾，押韵。注意 gross /ɡroʊs/ 拼写相近但元音不同，不押韵；glossy /ˈɡlɔsi/ 由 gloss 派生，首音节相同但以 /si/ 结尾，也不是同韵词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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