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Trappings Big Power Expensive Things Decorations 英 Træpɪŋz] 美

英语单词 trappings
英美音标 英 ['træpɪŋz] 美 ['træpɪŋz]
中文释义 n.服饰;装饰;外部标志
名词trapping的复数形式.
英语例句 (1) So we see the trappings of power.
(2) Gold trappings advertise the value she'll bring to the union.
(3) But all they had added was the trappings and panoply of applied science.
中文例句 (1) 因此我们看见了权力的服饰。
(2) 金服饰表示了她将为婚姻带去的价值。
(3) 但是他们所增添的一切,不过是实用科学的装饰和甲胄罢了。
vocabulary简明 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.
vocabulary扩展 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.
柯林斯解释
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词](权力、财富、工作等带来的)装点之物,额外实惠 The trappings of power, wealth, or a particular job are the extra things, such as decorations and luxury items, that go with it.
  [usu N of n]
  [disapproval]
  • The family were in government for several generations and evidently loved the trappings of power.

    那个家族好几代人都曾在政府任职,显然对随权力而来的各种额外实惠情有独钟。

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