
refurbishment 是一个名词,意为翻新、整修、修缮,指对建筑物、设备或物品进行修复和更新,使其恢复良好状态或焕然一新。
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The hotel is closed for refurbishment and will reopen next spring.
这家酒店因翻新暂时关闭,将于明年春天重新开业。
The complete refurbishment of the 19th-century library took three years and cost millions of dollars, but the result was a stunning blend of historical charm and modern functionality.
这座十九世纪图书馆的全面整修历时三年,耗资数百万美元,但最终呈现出历史韵味与现代功能的完美融合。
refurbishment 由动词 refurbish 加上名词后缀 -ment 构成。refurbish 源自前缀 **re-**(再次)和 furbish(磨光、擦亮),而 furbish 来自古法语 **forbiss-**,是 forbir(磨光、擦亮)的词干形式,最终可追溯到日耳曼语族,与"打磨、使光亮"的意思相关。整个词的核心含义就是"重新打磨、使焕然一新"。