Meretricious



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 华而不实的, 俗艳的
• ［英］ adj. 华而不实的, 俗艳的 ( of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry)
• ［记］ 来自meretrix ( 妓女)
• ［例］ a meretricious style ( 华而不实的文体)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin meretricius, from meretric-, meretrix prostitute, from merēre to earn — more at merit
• Date: 1626
• 1. of or relating to a prostitute ; having the nature of prostitution <meretricious relationships>
• 2.
  • a. tawdrily and falsely attractive <the paradise they found was a piece of meretricious trash — Carolyn See>
  • b. superficially significant ; pretentious <scholarly names to provide fig-leaves of respectability for meretricious but stylish books — Times Literary Supplement>
• Synonyms: see gaudy
• ? meretriciously adverb
• ? meretriciousness noun

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