hallmark

英 ['h??lmɑ?k] 美['h?lmɑrk]

TEM8IELTSGRETOEFL低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?hallmarks;

hallmark 金銀純度標(biāo)記，特征，特點(diǎn)

來(lái)自Goldsmith’s Hall in London,倫敦金器所，18世紀(jì)倫敦的金器銀器官方權(quán)威評(píng)測(cè)機(jī)構(gòu)，mark,標(biāo)記。即金銀純度標(biāo)記，引申詞義特征，特點(diǎn)。

hallmark: hallmark: [18] The hallmark on a piece of gold, silver or platinum, which allows it to be legally sold, is so called simply because it was originally applied in Goldsmiths’ Hall, the headquarters of the Goldsmiths’ Company (a City livery company), where the London assay office was situated. The building is in Foster Lane, to the northeast of St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London.
hallmark (n.): 1721, official stamp of purity in gold and silver articles, from Goldsmiths' Hall in London, site of the assay office; see hall + mark (n.1). General sense of "mark of quality" first recorded 1864. As a verb from 1773.

1. One hallmark of a good politician is his ability to influence people.: 衡量一個(gè)優(yōu)秀政治家的標(biāo)志之一就是他影響大眾的能力.

2. Clear expression is the hallmark of good writing.: 表達(dá)清楚是好文章的特點(diǎn).

3. They are not something the Hallmark people would inscribe on a card.: HallMark賀卡公司的人員不會(huì)將之印在卡上.

4. His designs show a love of simplicity which is very much his hallmark.: 他的設(shè)計(jì)顯示出對(duì)簡(jiǎn)約風(fēng)格的偏愛(ài)，這正是他一貫的特點(diǎn)。

5. It's a technique that has become the hallmark of Amber Films.: 這已經(jīng)成為安伯電影公司的標(biāo)志性技術(shù)。