paraphernalia
/ˌpærəfəˈneɪlɪə/noun
treated as sing. or pl.
1- miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity各种物件(尤指特定活动所需的装备等)。
1.1
- trappings associated with a particular institution or activity that are regarded as superfluous专用装饰; 繁文缛节:
the rituals and paraphernalia of government.
政府机构的礼仪和繁文缛节。
词源
mid 17th cent. (denoting property owned by a married woman): from medieval Latin, based on Greek parapherna 'property apart from a dowry', from para 'distinct from' + pherna (from phernē 'dower').