hokum

hokum
[ˈhəʊkəm]
noun
  1. [mass noun](informal)nonsense
    (非正式)胡言乱语,废话
    they dismissed such corporate homilies as boardroom hokum.
    他们把这类公司说教看作是会议室内的胡说八道而不予理会。
    ■trite, sentimental, or unrealistic situations and dialogue in a film, play, or piece of writing
    (电影、戏剧或文章中)陈腐(或伤感、不切实际)的情节和对话
    classic B-movie hokum.
    典型的二流电影的俗套情节。
语源
  1. early 20th cent.: of unknown origin
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