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Picture a freshly polished bar of gold — its warm, shining yellow gleam. Almost every use of golden reaches back to that one image of gold: not only the colour, but gold's preciousness, its shine, and its air of being .

可以想成一塊剛擦亮的黃金：那種溫暖、發亮的黃色光澤。golden 幾乎所有用法都從『黃金』這個畫面延伸出去——不只是…更多收起可以想成一塊剛擦亮的黃金：那種溫暖、發亮的黃色光澤。golden 幾乎所有用法都從『黃金』這個畫面延伸出去——不只是顏色，還帶著黃金珍貴、閃耀、令人稱羨的味道。

Three branches

金色·金製

最貼近字面的一支：黃金的顏色與材質本身。

golden colour · adjective · A2

Having a bright shiny yellow colour, like the metal gold.

金黃色的

珍貴·難得

借用黃金『貴重、難得』的一面，形容機會或時光像金子一樣值得珍惜。

excellent chance · adjective · A2

Used about a chance that is very good and may not come again.

絕佳的

亮眼·順遂

把黃金的『閃耀』放到人或處境上：像鍍了一層金光，惹人稱羨、事事順利。

hugely popular and successful · adjective · A2

Used to describe someone who is very popular, admired, and successful, especially a young person.

當紅的

原始詞典資料33 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Goldenname/ˈɡəʊldən/

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    A surname.

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    A female given name.

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    A male given name.

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    A town in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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    A village in County Tipperary, Ireland.

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    A hamlet in Probus parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9246).

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goldenadj詞源 1/ˈɡəʊl.dən/

  • 1

    Made of, or relating to, gold.

    • She wore a golden crown.
    • And now the concern which Partridge felt at being obliged to quit the warm chimney-corner, and a cup of excellent liquor, was somewhat compensated by hearing that he was to proceed no farther on foot, for Jones, by golden arguments, had prevailed with the boy to attend him back to the inn whither he had before conducted Sophia […]
  • 2

    Having a color or other richness suggestive of gold.

    • Under a golden sun.
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    Of a beverage, flavoured or colored with turmeric.

  • 4

    Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.

    • The Renaissance was a golden era.
    • the Golden Horseshoe
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    Advantageous or very favourable.

    • This is a golden opportunity
    • ... a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.
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    Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.

    • It's not long until our golden wedding.
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    Relating to the elderly or retired.

    • After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years.
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    slangFine, without problems.

    • Many anti-fog variety goggles are available, but if you don't get that type, just rub a little spit on the lenses before you put them on in the water and you'll be golden.
    • Therefore, the task ahead is easy. When the spotlight is on you, never let the audience down and you'll be golden.

goldennoun詞源 1/ˈɡəʊl.dən/

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    Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.

goldenverb詞源 2/ˈɡəʊl.dən/

  • 1

    To become gold or golden (in color).

  • 2

    To make golden or like gold.

    • It goldened, as nothing else goldened, the commonplace countryside.

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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。