meretricious
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌmer.ɪˈtrɪʃ.əs]
- 美式音标 [ˌmer.əˈtrɪʃ.əs]
- 国际音标 [,meri'triʃəs]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.华而不实的；俗艳的；似是而非的
英汉例句
- 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。 - Most of the other issues swirling in the lawyer-soldier tornado are either trivial or meretricious.
律师和军人争论的大部分其他问题或者琐碎或者华而不实。 - Everywhere there are meretricious actions and opportunism; everywhere there is an expectation of simple orders.
到处勃发着浮华和机遇，到处期待着朴素的秩序。
blog.sina.com.cn - There is a boring Luca Giordano and a meretricious pair of Mel Ramos breasts.
ECONOMIST: Maastricht art fair: The party of the century The - He believed in beauty, recognised it in women and, amid the meretricious, created his share of it.
ECONOMIST: Yves Saint Laurent, couturier, died on June 1st, aged 71
双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- meretricious ornamentation 俗气的装饰
- meretricious a 华而不实的
- meretricious praise 言不由衷的恭维
- a meretricious style 华而不实的文体
- a meretricious yet stylish book 俗不可耐但却时髦的书;华而不实的服装
短语
英英字典
- seeming attractive but really false or of little value
- If you describe something as meretricious, you disapprove of it because although it looks attractive it is actually of little value.