flummery

n. 麦片粥, 蛋奶甜点心, 假恭维

发音

US /ˈflʌməɹi/

词形变化

flummeries 复数 flummeries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.

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  2. 2.

    A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.

    A slightly tart, jelly-like food of Welsh origin, made from extensively boiling oats, then boiling down the liquid extracted from it.

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  3. 3.

    Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter.

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  4. 4.

    Pretentious trappings, useless ornaments used to impress.

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  5. 5.

    Deceptive or blustering speech.

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    1940, Rex Stout, Over My Dead Body "Pfui! This is flummery!"

interj.
  1. 1.

    An expression of contemptuous disbelief.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

mummery

上位词 6

nonsense pudding bunk meaninglessness hokum nonsensicality

词源

Borrowed from Welsh llymru (“a sour jelly derived from boiled oatmeal”), of uncertain origin, perhaps related to llymrig (“slippery”). For phonetic development, compare origin of Floyd.

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