gimcrack
英 ['dʒɪmkræk]
美['dʒɪm'kræk]
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中文词源
gimcrack 劣质的
词源不详，可能来自拟声词。gim, 沙沙作响，crack,破裂声。即金属装饰片哗啦作响的声音，花里胡哨的，引申义劣质的。
英文词源
- gimcrack (n.)
- "trifle, knick-knack," by c. 1820, earlier "mechanical contrivance" (1630s), originally "showy person" (1610s), of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of Middle English gibecrake, the name of some kind of ornament on wooden furniture (mid-14c.), which is perhaps from Old French giber "to rattle, shake" + some special sense of Middle English crak "sharp noise, crack." In 18c.-19c. gimcrack also could mean "person who has a turn for mechanical contrivances."
英英释意
- 1. tastelessly showy;
- "a flash car"
- "a flashy ring"
- "garish colors"
- "a gaudy costume"
- "loud sport shirts"
- "a meretricious yet stylish book"
- "tawdry ornaments"