meretricious
meretricious
[ˌmɛrɪˈtrɪʃəs]
adjective
meretriciously
adverb
meretriciousness
noun
语源
[ˌmɛrɪˈtrɪʃəs]
adjective
- apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity
假美的；俗艳的；虚假的
meretricious souvenirs for the tourist trade.
没有真正价值的俗丽旅游纪念品。 - (archaic)of, relating to, or characteristic of a prostitute
(古)（与）娼妓（有关）的；娼妓特有的
meretriciously
adverb
meretriciousness
noun
语源
- early 17th cent.: from Latin meretricius (adjective from meretrix, meretric- 'prostitute', from mereri 'be hired') + -ous
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