To gild refined gold, to paint the lily... is wasteful and ridiculous excess
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adj. 精炼的;精制的;经过改良的;举止优雅的;
v. 精炼( refine的过去式和过去分词);精制;使纯净;使文雅高尚;
💡 refin=refine提炼+ed形容词后缀 → 精炼的
"Much of the really nutritive material actually was refined out of food."
大部分真正有营养价值的物质实际上已从食物中提炼出来.
近义：pure, purified, sheer, smooth, spotless, stainless
反义：muscovado, native, natural, raw, uncut, unprocessed
adj. 可笑的，荒谬的;荒唐的，愚蠢的;胡枝扯叶;
💡 rid笑+ic...的+ulous多…的→多笑的→可笑的
"She speaks in this ridiculous mockney accent."
她模仿伦敦东区人的口音拿腔拿调地说话。
近义：inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous
反义：artistic, lordly, neat, perky, poised, posh
n. 超过;超额量;多余量;放肆;
adj. 超重的，过量的，额外的;
💡 ex出+cess行走→过度，过剩
"It would export excess supply, instead."
相反，它将输出过度的供应。
近义：overabundance, overflow, overplus, plethora, superabundance, surfeit
反义：inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
n. 金，黄金;金色;金币;金饰品;
adj. 金（制）的，含金的;金色的;金本位的;
💡 g(哥)+old(老):哥哥老了变成 金子{家有一老如有一宝} g(给)+old(老):给老人 黄金养老
"The general's uniform was trimmed with gold braid."
将军的制服饰有金色穗带。
近义：au, auric, golden
n. 颜料，涂料;绘画作品;胭脂等化妆品;色彩，装饰;
vt. 涂色于;绘画;（用语言，文字等）描写;擦脂粉等;
vi. 描绘;绘画;化妆;
💡 油漆难保存存，最怕(pa)放在(in)桶(t)里
"The walls of the building were daubed with red paint."
这栋建筑的墙上随意涂了一层红色涂料。
近义：hue, tint, colour, color, outline, pencil
反义：discolour, discolor, whitener, whitewasher, blancher, bleach
n. 百合花;纯洁的人;[女名]莉莉;
adj. 洁白的;纯洁的;
"They want me to conform, to be lily-white."
他们要我循规蹈矩，要我清白无瑕。
近义：iris