pinchbeck

/pinch-bek/US // ˈpɪntʃ bɛk //UK // (ˈpɪntʃˌbɛk) //

掐指一算,蛲虫,捏造,掐指算来

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an alloy of copper and zinc, used in imitation of gold.
- : something sham, spurious, or counterfeit.

adj.形容词 adjective

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.