trumpery

• n. 中看不中用的东西；废话；废物
• adj. 无用的；虚有其表的

trump,欺骗，-ery,名词后缀。引申词义虚有其表的东西，中看不中用的东西。

trumpery (n.)

mid-15c., "deceit, trickery," from Middle French tromperie (14c.), from tromper "to deceive," of uncertain origin (see trump (v.2), which has influenced the spelling in English). Meaning "showy but worthless finery" is first recorded c. 1600.

1. The thing he bought yesterday was trumpery.

他昨天买的只是一件没有什么价值的东西。

来自辞典例句