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词汇 tawdry
释义 taw·dry AHD[tôʹdrē] D.J.[ˈtɔːdriː]K.K.[ˈtɔdri]adj.(形容词)taw.dri.er, taw.dri.est
  1. Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance.See Synonyms at gaudy 1俗丽而不值钱的:本质或外表俗丽而不值钱的 参见 gaudy1
n.(名词)
  1. Cheap and gaudy finery.俗丽而不值钱的服饰
Etymology语源
    1. From tawdry lace [lace necktie] 源自 tawdry lace [花边领带]
    1. alteration of Saint Audrey's lace [sold at the annual Saint Audrey's fair, Ely, England] Saint Audrey's lace的变化 [在一年一度的英格兰伊利圣奥德丽商品交易会上销售]
    1. after Saint Audrey (Saint Etheldreda), queen of Northumbria, who died in 679 of a throat tumor, supposedly because she delighted in fancy necklaces as a young woman 源自 圣·奥德丽 (圣·艾德尔德瑞达)中世纪英国北方王国的女王,她于679年死于一咽喉瘤,据说因为她像年轻女人一样喜欢戴奇特的项链
Related Forms继承用法tawʹdrily adv.(副词)tawʹdriness n.(名词)
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