Barmecide
/ˈbɑːmɪsaɪd/adjective
- rare illusory or imaginary and therefore disappointing〈罕〉画饼充饥的; 口惠而实不至的。
词源
early 18th cent. (as a noun)： from Arabic Barmakī, the name of a prince in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, who gave a beggar a feast consisting of ornate but empty dishes.