bric-a-brac

短语

n. 古玩, 室内小摆设

发音

UK /ˈbɹɪkəbɹæk/
其它
US /ˈbɹɪkəˌbɹæk/

词形变化

bric-a-bracs

别名

bricabrac bric-à-brac brick-a-brack

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Small ornaments and other miscellaneous display items of little value.

    定语 不可数
  2. 2.

    Any collection containing a variety of miscellaneous items; a hodgepodge, an olio.

    定语 不可数 引申义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

whatnot knickknack knickknackery nick-nack

上位词 6

curiosity rarity oddity peculiarity curio oddment

词源

Borrowed from French bric-à-brac (“miscellaneous items of little value”), apparently from à bricq et à bracq (“at random; haphazardly”); bricq and bracq are expressive onomatopoeias of obscure origin.

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