tarnish
tarnish
verb
tarnishable
adjective
语源
verb
- lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture
（使）失去光泽
[no obj.]silver tarnishes too easily.
银很容易失去光泽。
[with obj.]lemon juice would tarnish the gilded metal.
柠檬汁会使镀金金属失去光泽。
■(figurative)make or become less valuable or respected[with obj.]
(喻)败坏；玷污
his regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses.
他的政权并没有因为践踏人权而名誉受损。
- [mass noun]dullness of colour; loss of brightness
色泽单调；色泽变暗
■a film or stain formed on an exposed surface of a mineral or metal
（矿物，金属上的）失泽膜
■(figurative)damage or harm done to something
(喻)瑕疵，污点
tarnishable
adjective
语源
- late Middle English (as a verb): from French terniss-, lengthened stem of ternir, from terne 'dark, dull'
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