pinchbeck / ˈpɪntʃ bɛk /
📖毕业后词汇掐指一算蛲虫捏造掐指算来
pinchbeck 的 2 个定义
n. 名词 noun- an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold.
- something sham, spurious, or counterfeit.
adj. 形容词 adjective- made of pinchbeck.
- sham, spurious, or counterfeit: pinchbeck heroism.
更多pinchbeck例句
- Daphne's pink-and-black vivacity beside her seemed a pinchbeck thing.
- He can likewise tell if pinchbeck is or not a good mixture of copper and brass of equal proportion!
- It was a pinchbeck world, of pretence and pull,—that world that lies drowned out there.
- He preached every third Sabbath at Pinchbeck, near Spalding, to which place he subsequently removed.
- A paste pin in a faded cravat, and a jaunty cane with a pinchbeck top, betrayed that he was still somewhat of a beau.