tarnish是什么意思_tarnish怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically;"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
"Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

中英词源

tarnish 暗淡，使失去光泽，玷污，败坏

来自古法语 ternir,使暗淡，黯淡，来自 Proto-Germanic*darnijana,隐藏，来自 PIE*dher,固定，握住，保护，词源同 darn,firm.引申诸相关词义。

tarnish (v.): mid-15c. (transitive), from present participle stem of Middle French ternir "dull the luster or brightness of, make dim" (15c.), probably from Old French terne (adj.) "dull, dark," which according to Diez is from a Germanic source cognate with Old High German tarnjan "to conceal, hide," Old English dyrnan "to hide, darken," from Proto-Germanic *darnjaz (see dern), but there are difficulties of form, sense, and date. Intransitive sense from 1670s. Figurative sense is from 1690s. Related: Tarnished; tarnishing.
tarnish (n.): 1713, from tarnish (v.).

词态变化

复数 tarnishes;
第三人称单数 tarnishes;
过去式 tarnished;
过去分词 tarnished;
现在分词 tarnishing;

权威造句

1. The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.: 戒指内侧有一层厚厚的锈斑。

2. Moisture leads to the tarnish of the silverware.: 湿气使得银器毫无光泽.

3. Wear cotton gloves when cleaning silver, because the acid in your skin can tarnish the metal.: 清洁银器时要戴上棉手套，因为你皮肤里的酸性物质会使它失去光泽。

4. The affair could tarnish the reputation of the prime minister.: 这一事件可能有损首相的名誉。

5. Air and moisture tarnish silver.: 空气和潮湿使银子失去光泽.

近反义词

anti-tarnish paper 防锈纸

tarnish resistance 抗蚀力,耐蚀性...

tarnish film 失泽膜

anti tarnish paper 防锈纸

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相似短语

tarnish resistance 抗蚀力，抗蚀性

tarnish inhibitor 晦暗抑制剂

tarnish film 失泽膜

anti tarnish paper 防锈纸

单词分析

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记忆方法

1. dark => dern "concealed, hidden, secret, dark" (dark 与 dern 同源) => tern- => tarn- + -ish.
2. => dull the luster or brightness of, make dim.
3. 读：踏你屎，用光泽的脚踏你的屎以后，鞋失去光泽。

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