meretricious

a. 华丽而庸俗的, 俗气的, 娼妓的

发音

US /ˌmɛɹɪˈtɹɪʃəs/

词形变化

more meretricious 比较级 most meretricious 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.

    艳俗的

  2. 2.

    Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship).

    法律
  3. 3.

    Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

loud cheap flash tacky flashy trashy gilded gaudy glossy tawdry

近义相关 2

tasteless insincere

词源

From Latin meretrīcius, from meretrīx (“harlot, prostitute”), from mereō (“earn, deserve, merit”) (English merit) + -trīx (“(female agent)”) (English -trix).

来源：wiktionary