gloss /glɒs/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- (v.) give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing
- (v.) provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
Chinese translation
- n. 光彩, 假象, 注释
- vt. 使光彩, 掩盖, 上光于, 注释, 曲解
- vi. 发光, 作注释
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /glɒs/
- Syllables
- 1
- Exam levels
- IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.47 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
glossed, glossing, glosses
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