archaic <古>
(pl. -ies)[mass noun]
1- attractive articles of little value or use花哨而无价值(或无用)的东西。
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- practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but have little real value or worth表面上吸引人实际无价值的做法(或看法)。
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- showy but worthless花哨而无价值的:
trumpery jewellery.
花哨而无价值的珠宝。
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- delusive or shallow虚妄的; 欺骗的; 肤浅的:
that trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves.
令我们自欺欺人的痴心妄想。
词源
late Middle English (denoting trickery): from Old French tromperie, from tromper 'deceive'.