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单词 meretricious
释义
meretricious
adjective
formal
uk
/ˌmer.ɪˈtrɪʃ.əs/us
/ˌmer.əˈtrɪʃ.əs/
seemingattractivebut reallyfalseor of littlevalue:
华而不实的，金玉其外的
Heclaimsthat a lot ofjournalismis meretricious andsuperficial.他称许多新闻报道虚夸肤浅。
Synonyms
flashUK
gimcrackdisapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Affected & insincere
  • affectation
  • affected
  • affectedly
  • archly
  • artificial
  • feyness
  • forced
  • fustian
  • glib
  • glibly
  • posey
  • preciously
  • preciousness
  • precocious
  • precociousness
  • theatricality
  • theatrically
  • tokenism
  • tokenistic
  • two-faced
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Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
Not of good quality
(Definition ofmeretriciousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmeretricious

meretricious
These blaze off the page with an integrity of passion which makes most of the surrounding material appear loose-lipped,meretriciousand trivial.
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In many ways, it was ameretriciousperformance, but it was a gifted one in terms of verbal gymnastics.
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I think this is a rathermeretriciousargument, because large expenditures have to be made against threats to civilisation.
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Secondly, there is a certainmeretriciousattraction in this suggestion.
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I will address the role of civil servants in that cynical process of stealing money frommeretriciousprojects.
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They make ameretriciousappeal to the traditional loyalties of the dockers, who too often lend a ready ear.
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We have heard accusations of opportunism and the word "meretricious" has been used about our motion.
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It is entirelymeretricious, and it smacks of petulance.
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To say that we seek to delay is a totallymeretriciousintervention.
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It therefore appears to be counterproductive in that case to resort to ameretricioususe of statistics.
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In the selling-off we should have obtained true lasting value for those precious assets, rather than themeretriciousgoods we have obtained.
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A national lottery is an irrelevancy and ameretriciousbyway.
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An increase of only one hundred thousandth in public expenditure would enable us to do without suchmeretriciousadvertising.
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To those who ask those questions the prospects are indeed attractive, but the attractions aremeretricious, the argument is fallacious.
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It has a certainmeretriciousappeal, but when it is examined in detail very serious defects show themselves.
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