Gaudy



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 俗丽的
• ［英］ adj. 俗丽的 ( bright and showy)
• ［类］ gaudy : apparel / grandiloquent : speak ( 俗丽的衣服 / ?涞挠镅?
• ［记］ 来自 gaud ( 华丽而俗气的饰物) , 比较: garish ( 华丽的)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective (gaudier; -est)

• Date: 1582
• 1. ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
• 2. marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness ; outlandish <gaudy lies><gaudy claims>; also exceptional <a gaudy batting average>
• ? gaudily adverb
• ? gaudiness noun
• Synonyms:
  • gaudy, tawdry, garish, flashy, meretricious mean vulgarly or cheaply showy. gaudy implies a tasteless use of overly bright, often clashing colors or excessive ornamentation <circus performers in gaudy costumes>. tawdry applies to what is at once gaudy and cheap and sleazy<tawdry saloons>. garish describes what is distressingly or offensively bright<garish neon signs>. flashy implies an effect of brilliance quickly and easily seen to be shallow or vulgar<a flashy nightclub act>. meretricious stresses falsity and may describe a tawdry show that beckons with a false allure or promise<a meretricious wasteland of casinos and bars>.

II. noun (plural gaudies)

• Etymology: probably from Latin gaudium joy — more at joy
• Date: 1651
• a feast or entertainment especially in the form of an annual college dinner at a British university

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