paraphernalia

paraphernalia
[ˌparəfəˈneɪlɪə]
noun
  1. [treated as sing. or pl.]miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity
    (尤指特定活动所需装备等)各种物件,随身物品
    ■trappings associated with a particular institution or activity that are regarded as superfluous
    专用服饰;繁文缛节
    the rituals and paraphernalia of government.
    政府机构的礼仪和繁文缛节。
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (denoting property owned by a married woman): from medieval Latin, based on Greek parapherna 'property apart from a dowry', from para 'distinct from' + pherna (from phernē 'dower')
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