meretricious音标

英 [ˌmerəˈtrɪʃəs]

美 [ˌmɛrɪˈtrɪʃəs]

meretricious基本释义

adj.华而不实的；俗艳的；似是而非的

meretricious用法及例句

adj

1. based on pretensedeceptively pleasing

e.g. the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobilitymeretricious praisea meretricious argument

Synonym: gildedspecious

2. tastelessly showy

e.g. a flash cara flashy ringgarish colorsa gaudy costumeloud sport shirtsa meretricious yet stylish booktawdry ornaments

Synonym: brassycheapflashflashygarishgaudygimcrackloudtackytattytawdrytrashy

3. like or relating to a prostitute

e.g. meretricious relationships

1. 华而不实的;徒有其表的If you describe something as meretricious, you disapprove of it because although it looks attractive it is actually of little value.

e.g. ...vulgar, meretricious and shabby souvenirs.俗气花哨、质量低劣的纪念品

1. 俗气的：merely 仅仅 | meretricious 俗气的 | merganser 秋沙鸭

2. meretricious

2. 娼妓的：merergasiameroergasia 轻精神病 | meretricious 娼妓的 | meretricious 华丽而庸俗的

3. 华丽而庸俗的：meretricious 娼妓的 | meretricious 华丽而庸俗的 | mergefield 合并字段

4.

4. 华而不实的,俗艳的：mendicant 行乞的n. 乞丐 | meretricious 华而不实的,俗艳的 | metamorphose 使变形,使变质

It is possible to be sentimental, meretricious and even downright dishonest in painting or in music.

出自：Rosemary Manning

Like a stage set after the lights have been turned off, Key West had lost its meretricious charm.

出自：A. Lurie

近义词

临近词

loud大声的

trashy垃圾似的

deceiving动词deceive的现在...

false假的

insincere不真诚的

tacky发粘的

superficial表面的

gaudy俗丽的

showy鲜艳的

gimcrack无价值的

deceptive骗人的

adorned动词adorn的过去式,...

glib能说善道的

brassy似黄铜的

garish过分装饰的

vulgar通俗的

barbaric极其粗野、残忍或残暴的...

plausible似真实合理的...

cheap便宜的

persuasive有说服力的

flash闪光

glitzy闪耀的

specious似是而非的

flashy闪光的

tatty不整洁的

tawdry廉价而俗丽的...

kitschy艺术上浅薄鄙俗但技巧娴熟...

gilded镀金的

mere

Mereta

相关列句

The perspective just as moral truths, that are presented in their simplicity without the meretricious AIDS of ornament or glitter.(远景就象真理一样的朴实无华，没有任何矫揉造作和脑人耳目的虚饰。)

Of the meretricious splendour I had heard so much there is not a trace.(我听到过很多对此地豪华装饰的描述，但是我找不到一丝这样的痕迹。)

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。)