trumpery
GRE,1
英['trʌmp(ə)rɪ]
|美['trʌmpəri]
adj.(物品)中看不中用的;花哨而无价值的;(主意、意见、行动等)无价值的;虚有其表的
n.中看不中用的东西;徒有其表的东西;胡言乱语;废话
日语:でたらめな
法语:camelote
德语:Trumpf
韩语:시시한
俄语:relumbrón
牛津词典
noun
- 实际价值低的东西
objects of little value
双语例句
- As usual, a great proportion was trumpery which had begun to accumulate in his father's day.
照常,大部分的东西是华而不实的,还是他父亲手里就开始积藏了。
- This yer religion is all a mess of lying trumpery, Tom.
宗教这玩意儿全是骗人的鬼话,汤姆。
语源
late Middle English (denoting trickery): from Old French tromperie, from tromperdeceive