meretricious

meretricious

[.meri'triʃəs]

adj.华而不实的, 俗艳的,似是而非的

例句与用法：

Pretending to faint was merely (an) artifice.

假装昏迷只不过是个诡计。

Pretending to faint was merely an artifice.

假装昏迷只不过是个诡计。

Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?

你是真想去呢，还是仅仅为了表示友好？

This research merely duplicates work already done elsewhere.

这项研究仅仅是重复别人已经做过的工作。

She is merely a child.

她只不过是个孩子。

I merely suggest you should do it again.

我只是建议你重新做这件事。

词形变化：

副词: meretriciously | 名词: meretriciousness |

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a.

1. (装饰、文体)俗气的; 浮华的

2. 欺骗性的