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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries镀金时代
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dùjīn shídài
"镀金时代是美国历史上工业迅猛发展的时期。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The period of US history from the 1870s to the 1900s, marked by rapid industrialization, widespread poverty, great wealth, and sharp political corruption.
"Historians often analyze the stark economic contrasts that defined the Gilded Age." - 2
An era of ostentatious wealth, materialism, and superficial glamour masking underlying social issues.
"Some critics compare the billionaire boom of the modern tech era to a new Gilded Age."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the 1873 novel 'The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today' co-authored by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner. The term combines 'gilded' (covered thinly with gold leaf, implying a superficial brilliance hiding a cheaper substance underneath) with 'age', characterizing the late 19th-century period of rapid economic growth in the United States marked by vast wealth disparity and political corruption.
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Âge doré
Transliteration: /ɑʒ do.ʁe/
"L'Âge doré a été une période de prospérité et d'inégalités extrêmes."
Vergoldetes Zeitalter
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈɡɔldɪtəs ˈtsaɪtˌʔaltɐ/
"Das Vergoldete Zeitalter in Amerika war von schnellem industriellen Wachstum geprägt."
Età dorata
Transliteration: /eˈta doˈrata/
"L'Età dorata vide una grande espansione economica negli Stati Uniti."
Edad Dorada
Transliteration: /eˈða doˈɾaða/
"La Edad Dorada estuvo marcada por extravagantes muestras de riqueza."
Era Dourada
Transliteration: /ˈeɾɐ doˈwɾadɐ/
"A Era Dourada americana trouxe avanços industriais e profundas desigualdades."
सुवर्ण युग
Transliteration: suvarna yug
"सुवर्ण युग अमेरिकी इतिहास में अत्यधिक आर्थिक विकास का काल था।"
镀金时代
Transliteration: dùjīn shídài
"镀金时代是美国历史上工业迅猛发展的时期。"
도금시대
Transliteration: dogeumsidae
"미국의 도금시대는 극심한 빈부격차와 산업화가 특징이었다."
金権時代
Transliteration: kinken jidai
"金権時代はアメリカ合衆国における急速な工業化の時代であった。"
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