meretricious

 
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  • adj. 華而不實的;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.
    她父親架上的書墻上的畫和鋼琴上的樂曲至多也不過是些平庸的裝飾。

經典引文

  • 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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