trumpery

英 ['trʌmpəri] 美 ['trʌmpəri]

• n. 无价值的杂物；徒有其表的东西；废话
• adj. 中看不中用的；无价值的

英英释义

Noun:

1. nonsensical talk or writing

2. ornamental objects of no great value

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The thing he bought yesterday was trumpery.
   他昨天买的只是一件没有什么价值的东西。
2. As usual, a great proportion was trumpery which had begun to accumulate in his father's day.
   照常，大部分的东西是华而不实的，还是他父亲手里就开始积藏了。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. In this paper, the training objective and training model of the surveying major are discussed, and some trumpery opinions are presented.
   文章主要探讨测绘工程专业的培养目标和培养模式，并提出粗浅的认识。

经典引文

• A heap of trumpery fit to furnish out the shop of a..pawnbroker.

  出自： H. L. Piozzi

• I'd put an end to free-masonry and all such trumpery.

  出自： D. W. Jerrold

• Cupboards crammed with the..relics and..trumperies of a couple of generations.

  出自： Thackeray

近反义词

【近义词】

• nothing 没有什么
• deceit 欺骗
• truck 卡车
• falderol 无用的附件
• tripe 废话
• rubbish 垃圾
• folderol 无用的附件
• codswallop <英俚>胡言乱语...
• gimcrack 无价值的
• applesauce 苹果酱
• gimcrackery 华而不实之物...
• trash 废物
• folderal 虚华不实的装饰...
• nonsense 废话
• frill 衣饰上的绉边...
• wish-wash 淡的饮料