音标:[.meri'triʃәs] ;
a. 华丽而庸俗的, 俗气的, 娼妓的
a. like or relating to a prostitute

考试类型:[GRE]
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meretricious的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. the books on her father s shelves , the paintings on the walls , the music on the piano - all was just so much meretricious display.她父亲架上的书墙上的画和钢琴上的乐曲至多也不过是些平庸的装饰。

经典引文

  • It is possible to be sentimental, meretricious and even downright dishonest in painting or in music.

    出自:Rosemary Manning
  • Like a stage set after the lights have been turned off, Key West had lost its meretricious charm.

    出自:A. Lurie
【近义词】

神探夏洛克第一季第三集_17 太神奇了 Fantastic. 圣诞小把戏 顺祝新年好 Meretricious. And a Happy New Year. 可怜的家伙 Poor sod. 我最好派探子去打听一下这个泥人 I'd better get my feelers out for this Golem char

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