| 释义 |
tawdry/ˈtɔ:dri/ adj. & n.●adj. (tawdrier, tawdriest) 1 showy but worthless 花哨而不值钱的 2 over-ornamented, gaudy, vulgar 俗丽的；俗气的 ●n. cheap or gaudy finery 廉价的或俗丽的东西 □ tawdrily adv.□ tawdriness n.[earlier as noun: short for tawdry lace, originally St Audrey's lace from Audrey = Etheldrida, patron saint of Ely, where a fair was held at which cheap finery was traditionally sold] |