tinsel
tinsel
noun
tinselly
adjective
语源
noun
- [mass noun]a form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil attached to a long piece of thread
金属箔；金属丝（或线）
■showy or superficial attractiveness or glamour
华而不实；浮华
his taste for the tinsel of the art world.
他对艺术界浮华的偏好。
tinselly
adjective
语源
- late Middle English (denoting fabric either interwoven with metallic thread or spangled): from Old French estincele 'spark', or estinceler 'to sparkle', based on Latin scintilla 'a spark'
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