a sweet cake or soft biscuit that is made with ginger 姜饼；姜味饼干 a gingerbread man (= a gingerbread biscuit in the shape of a person) 人形姜饼
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGingerbread is used before these nouns:- cookie
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting ‘preserved ginger’), from Old French gingembrat, from medieval Latin gingibratum, from gingiber, from Greek zingiberis. The change in the ending in the 15th cent. was due to association with bread.
Idioms
take the gilt off the gingerbread
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to do or be something that makes a situation or achievement less attractive or impressive 使失去吸引力；令人扫兴；煞风景