English Dictionary

gold plate

動詞

of句 法律

To apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold. / (of projects) To incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to overengineer.

日本語の意味

金メッキを施す、金箔をあてる / 過剰な機能や装飾を加えて、無駄に高価または過剰な仕様にする（プロジェクトにおいて過剰な改良や装飾を施す意味）

Before the exhibition, the conservators agreed to gold plate the small statuette to enhance its appearance.

展示会の前に、保存修復担当者たちは外観を良くするためにその小さな像に金メッキを施すことに同意した。

意味（1）

To apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold.

意味（2）

(of projects) To incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to overengineer.

Some communities gold-plate their subdivision ordinances because they know that developers, rather than the local voters, are paying.

意味（3）

(of laws, regulations, etc) To embellish, to extend beyond its intended scope, especially so as to become stifling, or rigid and inflexible.

I do not think that we gold plate European regulations although I think others, insurers and other industry bodies, may gold plate on our behalf.

gold plates （ present singular third-person ）

gold plating （ participle present ）

gold plated （ participle past ）

gold plated （ past ）