Word of the Day：December 26, 2020

verdigris

銅綠；銅綠鹼性碳酸銅；鹼式碳酸銅

noun VER-duh-greess

Definition

: a green or bluish deposit formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces

在銅，黃銅或青銅表面上形成綠的或者帶點藍的沉積物。

Examples

"Verdigris is poisonous when ingested, and for that reason—and to prevent copper's metallic flavor from leaching into food—copper cookware is lined with metal such as tin or stainless steel." — Jacob Dean, Yahoo! Life, 25 Nov. 2020

人在不小心攝入銅綠是會中毒的，因為這個原因，為了防止銅的金屬物浸入食物中，銅器具一般需要渡上一層錫或是不鏽鋼使用。

"Another genius stroke of branding comes by way of the curious pistachio hue sprinkled liberally throughout the offerings. Dubbed 'Liberty green' by the campaign, it's a not-so-subtle nod to the verdigris patina of another high-profile political woman—the Statue of Liberty." — Adam Tschorn, The Detroit News, 12 Nov. 2019

另一類品牌的天才透過噴灑大量奇特的淡綠色的咋他們的產品上，興起了“Liberty green”風潮，不亞於另一位受矚目的青銅色女性—“自由女神像”。

Did You Know?

"Green of Greece"—that is the literal translation of vert de Grece, the Anglo-French phrase from which the modern word verdigris descends. A coating of verdigris forms naturally on copper and copper alloys such as brass and bronze when those metals are exposed to air. (It can also be produced artificially.) The word verdigris has been associated with statuary and architecture, ancient and modern, since it was first used in the 14th century. Some American English speakers may find that they know it best from the greenish-blue coating that covers the copper of the Statue of Liberty.

“希臘的綠色”，即 vert de Grece 的字面翻譯，這是盎格魯-法國的短語，現代使用的單詞 verdigris 就源自該短語。 當銅和銅合金類（例如黃銅和青銅）暴露在空氣中時，會自然形成一層銅綠色塗層。 （也可以人工生產）自14世紀首次使用以來，“Verdigris「古銅色」”一詞就與古代和現代的雕像和建築物聯絡在一起。 使用英語者可能會發現，會了解自由女神像的銅表面的青藍色塗層物。

Test Your Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks to complete an adjective meaning "of a light yellowish-brown color": f _ _ lo _.