Front | trappings |
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Pron | ['træpɪŋz] |
Back | 【trappings】 n.马的装饰物;装饰 He wore all the trappings of high office. 他穿上所有高官的装饰物。 |
Vocab | trappings(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
Big house, shiny new car, a custom-made suit, an expensive watch, cool sunglasses... If you have these things, you have the trappings of success, which means you own things that give you the outward appearance of success. The word trappings originally described the decorations people attached to their horse's bridle and saddle. The goal was to make a statement about the rider's power and privilege. Today, we still have trappings, but they take other forms, such as expensive clothing with big logos or big diamond earrings. Trappings are material items that tell the world that someone has money — or a credit card — but not about who he or she is on the inside. All forms of 'trappings' will appear on average once every 2530 pages. entrapment entrap trap trapped trapper trapping trappings |
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