ormolu

英 [ˈɔːməluː]

美 [ˈɔːrməluː]

n.  仿金铜; 金色铜; 铜锌锡合金

BNC.38818 / COCA.42840

牛津词典

noun

• 仿金铜；金色铜；铜锌锡合金
  a gold metal made of a mixture of other metals, used to decorate furniture, make decorative objects, etc.

英英释义

noun

• brass that looks like gold

双语例句

• There was a silence during which the tick of the monumental ormolu clock on the white marble mantelpiece grew as loud as the boom of a minute-gun.
  接下来是一阵沉默，白色大理石壁炉台上那架巨大的镀金时钟发出的嘀嗒声变得像葬礼上一分钟鸣放一次的炮声那样轰轰隆隆。