词汇 | in mint condition |
释义 | Idiom in mint condition Theme: GOOD in perfect condition.(Refers to the perfect state of a coin that has just been minted.)This is a fine car. It runs well and is in mint condition.We went through a house in mint condition and decided to buy it.We put our house into mint condition before we sold it. in mint conditionIn brand new or pristine condition, with no evidence of use or wear. It is so rare to see this model car in mint condition like this—you've really done an outstanding job of taking care of it throughout the years. My brother made a lot of money selling vintage baseball cards that were in mint condition. *in mint conditionFig. in perfect condition. (*Typically: be ~;find something ~.) This is a fine car. It runs well and is in mint condition. We saw a house in mint condition and decided to buy it. mint condition, inIn excellent condition, unblemished, perfect, as in This car is in mint condition. This expression alludes to the condition of a freshly minted coin. [c. 1900] in mint condition(of an object) new or as if new; in pristine condition.The image behind this phrase is of a newly minted coin. in mint conˈditionnew or as good as new; in perfect condition: The books were 30 years old but they were in mint condition.My bicycle isn’t exactly in mint condition so I really can’t ask much for it.mint condition, inAppearing to be brand-new and unused; in excellent shape. A favorite hyperbole of used-car salesmen and secondhand dealers, this term was borrowed from philatelists who so describe a new, unused stamp. It began to be transferred to other objects by the 1920s. Iris Murdoch used it in her novel The Flight from the Enchanter (1956): “The books were chaotic, but in mint condition.” |
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