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foil2/fɔil/n. 1a metal hammered or rolled into a thin sheet 箔，金属薄片 aluminium foil 铝箔 b a sheet of this, or of tin amalgam, attached to mirror glass as a reflector (镜底的)银箔(或锡汞合金箱) c a leaf of foil placed under a precious stone etc. to brighten or colour it (宝石等的)衬箔 2 a person or thing that enhances the qualities of another by contrast 陪衬物；陪衬者 3 Archit. a leaf-shaped curve formed by the cusping of an arch or circle 【建】叶形饰 [Middle English via Old French from Latin folium ‘leaf’, and via Old French foille from Latin folia (pl.)] |