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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries金矿
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīnkuàng
"这个档案馆简直是历史学家的金矿。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place where gold is mined; a rich vein of gold ore.
"The prospectors staked their claim on a promising goldmine in the hills." - 2
A rich source of something desired, valuable, or useful, such as information or wealth.
"Her grandfather's old attic proved to be a goldmine of vintage comic books."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combining the Old English 'gold' (from Proto-Germanic *guldą) with 'mine' (derived via Old French from Vulgar Latin *mina, of Celtic origin), the term originally referred literally to a place where gold is excavated. Over time, it underwent a semantic shift to metaphorically signify any lucrative source of wealth, information, or valuable resources.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Goldmine" is said worldwide
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mine d'or
Transliteration: min d'or
"Cette base de données est une véritable mine d'or pour les chercheurs."
Goldmine
Transliteration: ɡɔltˌmiːnə
"Das Archiv erwies sich als eine echte Goldmine für Historiker."
miniera d'oro
Transliteration: miˈnjɛːra ˈdɔːro
"Quel vecchio libro è una miniera d'oro di informazioni."
mina de oro
Transliteration: ˈmina de ˈoɾo
"Internet es una mina de oro para el aprendizaje autodidacta."
mina de ouro
Transliteration: ˈminɐ d(i) ˈowɾu
"O novo mercado representa uma mina de ouro para a empresa."
सोने की खान
Transliteration: sone ki khan
"यह पुस्तकालय जानकारी की एक सोने की खान है।"
金矿
Transliteration: jīnkuàng
"这个档案馆简直是历史学家的金矿。"
노다지
Transliteration: nodaji
"그 자료실은 연구원들에게 노다지와 같다."
金鉱
Transliteration: kinkō
"そのウェブサイトは有益な情報の金鉱です。"
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