
英:/'vəˈnɪər/ 美:/'vəˈnɪr/
外表
過去式:veneered 過去分詞:veneered 現在分詞:veneering 第三人稱單數:veneers 複數:veneers
GRE,SAT
n. 外表;虛飾;飾面;膠合闆的一層;薄木片
vt. 膠合;虛飾;給…鑲以飾片
The judge debunked the criminal's veneer of goodness.
法官揭穿了罪犯善良的僞裝。
Workers accidentally smashed the veneer of this wall during construction.
工人在施工的時候不小心砸壞了這面牆的飾面薄闆。
The decoration workers are veneering the wall.
裝修工人在給這面牆貼飾面薄闆。
The wood was cut into large sheets of veneer.
木料被鋸成大塊的鑲闆
He was able to fool the world with his veneer of education.
他能夠通過對自己的教育背景加以虛飾來愚弄世人。
Her veneer of politeness began to crack.
她那彬彬有禮的僞裝開始露餡兒了。
The wood was cut into large sheets of veneer.
這些木料被切割成了大塊的飾面薄闆。
The panel had a veneer of gold and ivory.
這木闆上面鑲飾了一層金和象牙。
That was in his pre-veneer days.
那是在他還未換牙的日子。
wood veneer
薄木片
veneer board
膠合闆
core veneer
中心單闆
n.|facing/person/garment;外表;虛飾;[建]飾面;膠合闆的一層;[木]薄木片
vt.|gild;膠合;虛飾;給…鑲以飾片
veneer 是一個多義詞,其核心含義指覆蓋在表面的一層薄材料,既可用于描述實物,也可用于描述抽象概念,具體解釋如下:
表層貼面(實物層面): 指一層薄而優質的木材、塑料或其他材料,被粘合在較廉價或質量較差的材料表面,以改善外觀或耐用性。這是該詞最原始和常見的含義,廣泛應用于家具制造、木工和建築領域。例如,用桃花心木薄片(mahogany veneer)貼在膠合闆表面制成的桌面。來源參考:Merriam-Webster Dictionary (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veneer), Oxford Learner's Dictionaries (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/veneer)。
虛飾,僞裝(抽象層面): 指一種表面上的行為、态度或品質,用以掩蓋真實的、通常是不太令人滿意的本性或情感。這種“表層”是刻意展現出來給人看的,缺乏深度或真誠。例如,一個人可能表現出彬彬有禮的舉止(a veneer of politeness)來掩蓋内心的憤怒或不耐煩;一個社會可能維持着文明的表象(a thin veneer of civilization)來掩蓋潛在的混亂或暴力。來源參考:Cambridge Dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/veneer), Collins English Dictionary (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/veneer)。
總結來說:
veneer 是一個多義詞,主要含義可分為字面意義和比喻義,具體解釋如下:
名詞(Noun)
動詞(Verb)
該詞常含貶義,尤其在描述“虛飾”時,需結合語境判斷。
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