meretricious
[,meri'triʃəs]
adj. 俗气的;娼妓的;华丽而庸俗的
同义词
参考例子
1.A wooden building painted to look like marble is meretricious.
一座漆得像大理石般的木制建筑物外表是美丽的。
2.It was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design, properly proclaiming its value by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation—as all good things should do.
这礼物就是一条白金表链,款式简单朴素,货真价实,不是靠花哨的包装、而是靠真正的质量正当地显示自己的价值,一切好的东西都应该如此。
3.It was a platinum fob chain simple and chaste in design , properly proclaiming its value by substance alone and not by meretricious ornamentation——as all good things should do.
那是一条白金表链,式样简单朴素,只以货色来宣誓它的价值,不凭什么不可耐的装潢——一切好东西都应该是这样的。
英文解释
adj.
1.like or relating to a prostitute
2.tastelessly showy
3.based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
网络释义
meretricious
俗气的; 华丽而庸俗的; 娼妓的; 适合娼妓的;
meretricious ornamentation
俗气的装饰;
meretricious specious garish gaudy
华而不实的、俗艳的:;
meretricious persnickety Philistine rococo tacky
俗气的;