单词 | tawdry |
释义 | tawdry['tɒ:dri]a. 廉价而俗丽的n. 廉价而俗丽之物 tawdry taw.dry AHD: [tô“dr¶] D.J. [6t%8dri8]K.K. [6t%dri]adj.(形容词) taw.dri.er,taw.dri.est Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance.See Synonyms at gaudy 1俗丽而不值钱的:本质或外表俗丽而不值钱的参见 gaudy1n.(名词)Cheap and gaudy finery.俗丽而不值钱的服饰语源:1. From tawdry lace [lace necktie] 源自 tawdry lace [花边领带] 2. alteration of Saint Audrey's lace [sold at the annual Saint Audrey's fair, Ely, England] Saint Audrey's lace的变化 [在一年一度的英格兰伊利圣奥德丽商品交易会上销售] 3. after Saint Audrey (Saint Etheldreda), queen of Northumbria, who died in 679 of a throat tumor, supposedly because she delighted in fancy necklaces as a young woman 源自 圣·奥德丽 (圣·艾德尔德瑞达)中世纪英国北方王国的女王,她于679年死于一咽喉瘤,据说因为她像年轻女人一样喜欢戴奇特的项链 继承用法:taw“drily adv.(副词)taw“driness n.(名词) |
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