trumpery

🇺🇸 /ˈtrʌmpəri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtrʌmpəri/
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标签 RARE
adjective
R

Something that appears to be fancy but is actually not valuable.

The jewelry at the market was just trumpery, it broke easily.

市场上的珠宝只是些廉价货,很容易就坏了。

noun
R

Items that are not valuable and often cheaply made.

She filled her house with all sorts of trumpery, thinking it would make her seem wealthy.

她用各种廉价货填满了她的房子,以为这样会让她看起来富有。

translation

adj. 华而不实
n. 廉价品

词形变化

Plural trumperies