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trumpery
- IPA[ˈtrəmp(ə)rē]
美式
- attractive articles of little value or use;practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but have little real value or worth
- showy but worthless;delusive or shallow
noun: trumpery, plural noun: trumperies
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. attractive articles of little value or use None of your woolen drapery, nor linen drapery, nor any of your frippery or trumpery. I hate ostentation
- ▪ practices or beliefs that are superficially or visually appealing but have little real value or worth he exposed their ideals as trumpery theatrical trumpery
形容詞
- 1. showy but worthless trumpery jewelry
- ▪ delusive or shallow that trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves
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- IPA[ˈtrʌmp(ə)ri]
英式
- attractive articles of little value or use: None of your woollen drapery, nor linen drapery, nor any of your frippery or trumpery. I hate ostentation
- showy but worthless: trumpery jewellery
Oxford Dictionary