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trappings

/trap-ingz/US // ˈtræp ɪŋz //UK // (ˈtræpɪŋz) //

物质,外在条件,痕迹,财产

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : articles of equipment or dress, especially of an ornamental character.
    • : conventional adornment; characteristic signs: trappings of democracy.
    • : Sometimes trapping. an ornamental covering for a horse; caparison.

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Examples

  • Some streams of Buddhism have the trappings of worship, rituals, and semi-divine beings, but others do not.

  • But the old city, site of the bull run, has the inevitable trappings of a theme park for aficionados of the vicarious kind.

  • Twees are not hipsters or ravers or neo-grungers, though you could have trappings of all that.

  • I love all the trappings of a classic heist plot: stopwatches and masks, grappling hooks and black turtlenecks.

  • The façade bore all the trendy trappings of the Art Nouveau movement that swept across the European continent.

  • Its pages are filled with the purple gowns of kings and the scarlet trappings of the warrior.

  • A gilded coach, drawn by the most beautiful horses in the richest trappings, sweeps along the streets—a gorgeous vision.

  • In these days bold scoundrels die brilliantly in the chariot of vice with the trappings of luxury.

  • They were cursed by the Church as trappings of the Devil, inciting the wearer to foul deeds and intrigue.

  • The princess herself was mounted on a snow-white steed, with diamond and ruby trappings.