meretricious

 
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  • adj. 華而不實(shí)的;俗艷的;似是而非的
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meretricious的英文翻譯是什么意思,詞典釋義與在線(xiàn)翻譯:

英英釋義

Adjective:
  1. like or relating to a prostitute;

    "meretricious relationships"

  2. tastelessly showy;

    "a flash car"
    "a flashy ring"
    "garish colors"
    "a gaudy costume"
    "loud sport shirts"
    "a meretricious yet stylish book"
    "tawdry ornaments"

  3. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing;

    "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"
    "meretricious praise"
    "a meretricious argument"

meretricious的用法和樣例:

例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)
  1. the books on her father s shelves , the paintings on the walls , the music on the piano - all was just so much meretricious display.
    她父親架上的書(shū)墻上的畫(huà)和鋼琴上的樂(lè )曲至多也不過(guò)是些平庸的裝飾。

經(jīng)典引文

  • It is possible to be sentimental, meretricious and even downright dishonest in painting or in music.

    出自: Rosemary Manning
  • Like a stage set after the lights have been turned off, Key West had lost its meretricious charm.

    出自: A. Lurie

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