mass noun
1- resin dissolved in a liquid for applying on wood, metal, or other materials to form a hard, clear, shiny surface when dry清漆; 凡立水。
1.1
- short for NAIL VARNISH.NAIL VARNISH的简称。
1.2
- in sing. archaic an external or superficially attractive appearance of a specific quality〈古〉吸引人的外表：
an outward varnish of civilization.
文明的外表。
with obj.
- apply varnish to涂清漆于：
we stripped the floor and varnished it
我们把地板打理干净并涂上清漆
with obj. and complement her toenails were varnished red.她的趾甲被涂成了红色。
派生词
varnisher
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French vernis, from medieval Latin veronix 'fragrant resin, sandarac' or medieval Greek berenikē, probably from Berenice, a town in Cyrenaica.