patina
noun
uk/ˈpæt.ɪ.nə/us/ˈpæt̬.ən.ə/[S]
athinsurfacelayerthatdevelopson something because of use,age, orchemicalaction:
(物体表面的)薄层Histombwascoveredwithayellowpatinaoflichen.他的墓地上长了一层薄薄的黄色地衣。
[S]formal
something that makes someone or somethingseemto be something that they are not:
假象Bewaretheirpatina ofcivility, it's only anact.当心他们礼貌、客气的假象,那只不过是在装样子。
[U]chemistryspecialized
a blue-greenlayerthatformsoncopper,brassorbronze
(铜器表面的)铜绿,铜锈
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Coverings and layers
- a blanket ofsomethingidiom
- beeswax wrap
- blanket
- brazen
- casing
- diaphragm
- interstratification
- interstratify
- lagging
- layer
- layered
- seam
- sheath
- stratum
- substratum
- superstratum
- tar paper
- tarpaulin
- veil
- vein
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Hiding and disguising