Trumpery
[ ['trʌmpəri] ]
出国 Abroad
n. 华而不实的东西, 中看不中用的东西, 废物, 废话\\na. 虚有其表的, 浅薄的, 无用的
📝 例句
The thing he bought yesterday was a trumpery.
他昨天买的只是一件没有什么价值的东西。
a piece of propaganda trumpery
一篇无聊的宣传
a wagon loaded with household trumpery
载有家庭杂物的车子
trumpery arguments
浅薄的论据
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
trumpery
adj[attrib 作定语]
(dated derog 旧, 贬) showy but of little value 花哨而无价值的
trumpery ornaments 不值钱的花哨饰物.
🗣️ 情景例句
What would you like to read to them?
你想读些什么给他们听？
He has been to America.
他去过美国。[曾经有过的经验]
Fortunately for them, the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.
对英国人来说，值得庆幸的是英国银行有一个残钞鉴别组，负责理那些把钱塞进机器或塞给狗的人提出的索赔要求。