動詞 gild:

1. decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
   同義詞：gild, begild, engild

形容詞 gilded:

1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
   同義詞：aureate, gilt, gold, golden
2. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
   同義詞：meretricious, specious
3. rich and superior in quality
   同義詞：deluxe, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous
4. made from or covered with gold
   同義詞：gold, golden

1. She was an attractive girl before she married, but then her husband gilded the lily by making her wear expensive clothes and she now looks just like all the other rich wives around her.
   她結婚之前本是位很嫵媚的姑娘，但婚后她丈夫要她穿華貴的衣裝，過分的裝飾打扮，現在她看上去只不過像周圍的其他闊婦人一樣罷了。
2. The setting sun gilded the sky.
   落日把天空染成金色。