meretricious

[ˌmerə'trɪʃəs]     [ˌmerə'trɪʃəs]    
  • adj. 华而不实的;俗艳的;似是而非的
new

meretricious的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. like or relating to a prostitute;

    "meretricious relationships"

  2. tastelessly showy;

    "a flash car"
    "a flashy ring"
    "garish colors"
    "a gaudy costume"
    "loud sport shirts"
    "a meretricious yet stylish book"
    "tawdry ornaments"

  3. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing;

    "the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"
    "meretricious praise"
    "a meretricious argument"

meretricious的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)
  1. the books on her father s shelves , the paintings on the walls , the music on the piano - all was just so much meretricious display.
    她父亲架上的书墙上的画和钢琴上的乐曲至多也不过是些平庸的装饰。

经典引文

  • It is possible to be sentimental, meretricious and even downright dishonest in painting or in music.

    出自: Rosemary Manning
  • Like a stage set after the lights have been turned off, Key West had lost its meretricious charm.

    出自: A. Lurie

meretricious的相关资料:

近反义词

【近义词】

临近单词

目录 查词历史