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Gaudy 英 ɡɔːdi] 美 ɡɔːdi Adj.俗丽的 N.(英)盛大宴会(尤指大学年会 Dislikes Decorations

英语单词 gaudy
英美音标 英 ['ɡɔːdi] 美 ['ɡɔːdi]
中文释义 adj.俗丽的
n.(英)盛大宴会(尤指大学年会)
英语例句 (1) He dislikes gaudy decorations.
(2) These are cheap and gaudy clothes.
(3) She wore a gaudy costume to the party.
中文例句 (1) 他不喜欢俗丽的装饰。
(2) 这是些廉价而花哨的衣服。
(3) 她著一身色彩艳丽的服装参加宴会。
vocabulary简明 Something that's gaudy is showy, bright and definitely tacky. So think twice about that gaudy rainbow-colored suit and shiny gold shoes ensemble.
vocabulary扩展 Gaudy is an adjective that means "ostentatious" — in other words, flashy and in your face, and not in a good way. Someone in a gaudy outfit is probably trying too hard to be cool and stylish. Gaudy evolved from the Middle English gaud “deception, trick” in the 1520’s. That word, in turn, came from gaudi, used to describe a “large, ornamental bead in a rosary.”
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]花哨的;俗艳的 If something is gaudy, it is very brightly-coloured and showy.
  [disapproval]
  • ...her gaudy orange-and-purple floral hat.

    她那顶饰有花卉的橙紫相间的花哨帽子

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