hallmark
英 ['h??lmɑ?k]
美['h?lmɑrk]
- n. 特點；品質(zhì)證明
- vt. 給…蓋上品質(zhì)證明印記；使具有…標(biāo)志
- n. (Hallmark)人名；(英)霍爾馬克
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?hallmarks;
中文詞源
hallmark 金銀純度標(biāo)記，特征，特點
來自Goldsmith’s Hall in London,倫敦金器所，18世紀(jì)倫敦的金器銀器官方權(quán)威評測機構(gòu)，mark,標(biāo)記。即金銀純度標(biāo)記，引申詞義特征，特點。
英文詞源
- hallmark
- hallmark: [18] The hallmark on a piece of gold, silver or platinum, which allows it to be legally sold, is so called simply because it was originally applied in Goldsmiths’ Hall, the headquarters of the Goldsmiths’ Company (a City livery company), where the London assay office was situated. The building is in Foster Lane, to the northeast of St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London.
- hallmark (n.)
- 1721, official stamp of purity in gold and silver articles, from Goldsmiths' Hall in London, site of the assay office; see hall + mark (n.1). General sense of "mark of quality" first recorded 1864. As a verb from 1773.
雙語例句
- 1. One hallmark of a good politician is his ability to influence people.
- 衡量一個優(yōu)秀政治家的標(biāo)志之一就是他影響大眾的能力.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Clear expression is the hallmark of good writing.
- 表達清楚是好文章的特點.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. They are not something the Hallmark people would inscribe on a card.
- HallMark賀卡公司的人員不會將之印在卡上.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 4. His designs show a love of simplicity which is very much his hallmark.
- 他的設(shè)計顯示出對簡約風(fēng)格的偏愛，這正是他一貫的特點。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It's a technique that has become the hallmark of Amber Films.
- 這已經(jīng)成為安伯電影公司的標(biāo)志性技術(shù)。
來自辭典例句