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meretricious

英 [,merɪ'trɪʃəs] 美['mɛrə'trɪʃəs]
  • adj. 俗气的;娼妓的;华丽而庸俗的

英英释意


1. like or relating to a prostitute;
"meretricious relationships"
2. tastelessly showy;
"a flash car"
"a flashy ring"
"garish colors"
"a gaudy costume"
"loud sport shirts"
"a meretricious yet stylish book"
"tawdry ornaments"
3. based on pretense; deceptively pleasing;
"the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"
"meretricious praise"
"a meretricious argument"