meretriciousness

英[ˌmerə'trɪʃəs] 美[ˌmerə'trɪʃəs]
  • adj.华而不实的;俗艳的;似是而非的
  • flash v.闪光;闪现;掠过;忽然...;亵渎性暴露n.闪光(灯);恍然大悟;一刹那;闪现;[计算机]Adobe公司的动画技术
  • powder n.粉末;粉;火药;细雪vt.洒粉于;使变成粉;重击vi.变成粉;涂粉
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"

    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。

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