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trumpery

/truhm-puh-ree/US // ˈtrʌm pə ri //UK // (ˈtrʌmpərɪ) //

欢呼雀跃,欢呼声,欢庆,欢呼声中

Related Words

falsehood谬误,谬论,假话,虚伪性trickery花招,伎俩,诡计,诡计多端nonsense无稽之谈,胡说八道,胡扯rubbish垃圾,废物,废话,糟粕malarky恶作剧,恶俗,恶搞,恶臭trash垃圾,垃圾桶,垃圾箱,垃圾处理

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural trump·er·ies.

    • : something without use or value; rubbish; trash; worthless stuff.
    • : nonsense; twaddle: His usual conversation is pure trumpery.
    • : Archaic. worthless finery.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of little or no value; trifling, worthless; rubbishy; trashy.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundeception
Synonyms
falsehood谬误,谬论,假话,虚伪性malarky恶作剧,恶俗,恶搞,恶臭nonsense无稽之谈,胡说八道,胡扯rubbish垃圾,废物,废话,糟粕trash垃圾,垃圾桶,垃圾箱,垃圾处理trickery花招,伎俩,诡计,诡计多端

Examples

  • How trumpery it all seemed now with his wide experience of life and his knowledge of other countries and the great outside world.

  • The trumpery thing had seemed a sign to them, and now the sign was broken.

  • Roll up your aristocratic trumpery, and give the party a leader.

  • He—to be summoned to take a long journey on account of some trumpery cattle case!

  • I don't care how trumpery the arguments used; I don't value one straw the fallacy of the statements put forward.

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