单词 | meretricious |
释义 | meretricious[,meri'triʃəs]a. 华丽而庸俗的, 俗气的, 娼妓的 meretricious mer.e.tri.cious AHD: [mµr”¹-tr¹sh“…s] D.J. [7mer!6tr!.*s]K.K. [7mWr!6tr!.*s]adj.(形容词)1. Attracting attention in a vulgar manner:浮华的:以庸俗的方式引起注意的:meretricious ornamentation.See Synonyms at &b{gaudy} &+{1}俗气的装饰参见 gaudy12. Plausible but false or insincere; specious:不诚恳的:看似真实但实为虚假和不真诚的;似是而非的:a meretricious argument.似是而非的论点3. Of or relating to prostitutes or prostitution:嫖娼的:妓女或嫖娼的、或与之有关的:meretricious relationships.嫖娼关系语源:1. Latin meretr&9{ºcius} [of prostitutes] 拉丁语 meretr&9{ºcius} [妓女的] 2. from meretr&9{ºx} meretr&9{º}c- [prostitute] 源自 meretr&9{ºx} meretr&9{º}c- [妓女] 3. from mer¶re [to earn money] * see (s)mer- 2源自 mer¶re [挣钱] *参见 (s)mer- 2继承用法:mer”etri“ciously adv.(副词)mer”etri“ciousness n.(名词) |
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