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trumpery

英['trʌmp(ə)rɪ] 美['trʌmpəri]

近义词deceit

反义词

n. 中看不中用的东西；废话；废物
adj. 无用的；虚有其表的

词态变化

复数: trumperies;

中文词源

trumpery 中看不中用的东西

trump,欺骗，-ery,名词后缀。引申词义虚有其表的东西，中看不中用的东西。

英文词源

trumpery (n.): mid-15c., "deceit, trickery," from Middle French tromperie (14c.), from tromper "to deceive," of uncertain origin (see trump (v.2), which has influenced the spelling in English). Meaning "showy but worthless finery" is first recorded c. 1600.

双语例句

1. The thing he bought yesterday was trumpery.: 他昨天买的只是一件没有什么价值的东西。