golden

a golden age a period in the past when things were at their best, happiest, or most successful.

☞ According to Greek and Roman mythology, the Golden Age was the earliest and best age of the world, when human beings lived in a state of perfect happiness. The Ages of Silver, Brass, and Iron represented successive stages of a descent into barbarism and misery.

golden boy a very popular or successful man. informal

2005Norman LebrechtLa Scena Musicale From the day he raised a baton as principal conductor in Birmingham in 1980, Rattle has been the golden boy of classical music.

a golden calf something, especially wealth, as an object of excessive or unworthy worship.

☞ In the Bible, the golden calf was a statue of gold in the shape of a calf, made by Aaron in response to the Israelites' plea for a god while they awaited Moses' return from Mount Sinai, where he was receiving the Ten Commandments (Exodus, chapter 32).

a golden handshake a sum of money paid by an employer to a retiring or redundant employee.

☞ On the same principle, the phrase a golden hello was coined in the late 20th century. It is explained in an Appointments section of the New Scientist in 1998: 'Employers…especially in the financial sector, are offering “golden hellos". These are advances of up to £2000, sometimes given on acceptance of a job offer or with the first month's salary.'

the golden mean the avoidance of extremes.

☞ This phrase translates the Latin phrase aurea mediocritas, which comes from the Roman poet Horace's Odes.

golden oldie

1 an old song or film that is still well known and popular.

2 someone who is no longer young but is still successful in their field. informal

the golden section the division of a line so that the whole is to the greater part as that part is to the smaller part.

☞ This is a mathematical term for a proportion known since the 4th century and mentioned in the works of the Greek mathematician Euclid. It has been called by several names, but the mid-19th-century German one goldene Schnitt, translating Latin sectio aurea, has given rise to the current English term.

kill the goose that lays the golden eggs: seegoose.

silence is golden: seesilence.

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释义	golden a golden age a period in the past when things were at their best, happiest, or most successful. ☞ According to Greek and Roman mythology, the Golden Age was the earliest and best age of the world, when human beings lived in a state of perfect happiness. The Ages of Silver, Brass, and Iron represented successive stages of a descent into barbarism and misery. golden boy a very popular or successful man. informal 2005Norman LebrechtLa Scena Musicale From the day he raised a baton as principal conductor in Birmingham in 1980, Rattle has been the golden boy of classical music. a golden calf something, especially wealth, as an object of excessive or unworthy worship. ☞ In the Bible, the golden calf was a statue of gold in the shape of a calf, made by Aaron in response to the Israelites' plea for a god while they awaited Moses' return from Mount Sinai, where he was receiving the Ten Commandments (Exodus, chapter 32). a golden handshake a sum of money paid by an employer to a retiring or redundant employee. ☞ On the same principle, the phrase a golden hello was coined in the late 20th century. It is explained in an Appointments section of the New Scientist in 1998: 'Employers…especially in the financial sector, are offering “golden hellos". These are advances of up to £2000, sometimes given on acceptance of a job offer or with the first month's salary.' the golden mean the avoidance of extremes. ☞ This phrase translates the Latin phrase aurea mediocritas, which comes from the Roman poet Horace's Odes. golden oldie 1 an old song or film that is still well known and popular. 2 someone who is no longer young but is still successful in their field. informal the golden section the division of a line so that the whole is to the greater part as that part is to the smaller part. ☞ This is a mathematical term for a proportion known since the 4th century and mentioned in the works of the Greek mathematician Euclid. It has been called by several names, but the mid-19th-century German one goldene Schnitt, translating Latin sectio aurea, has given rise to the current English term. kill the goose that lays the golden eggs: seegoose. silence is golden: seesilence.
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