tinselly
adjective informal uk/ˈtɪn.səl.i/ us/ˈtɪn.səl.i/
金属箔装饰物的;金属箔装饰材料制成的
relating to or made of tinsel (= long pieces of thin, shiny material used for decoration)
The costumes included at least one tinselly gold wig. 这些服装中至少包括一顶用金属箔制成的金色假发。
I kept thinking wistfully about my tinselly decorations, gathering dust in the attic. 我一直在想我的金属箔装饰品,它们在阁楼上攒灰。
花哨而低俗的,华而不实的
exciting and attractive, but of low quality or value
a glitzy, tinselly ballad full of powerful singing 一首唱腔洪亮、词曲浮华的情歌
He was a sensible man who mistrusted the more tinselly aspects of theatre and film. 他是个理智的人,不相信戏剧和电影中那些浮夸的方面。
See: tinsel
- More examples
- You are confronted with kitsch: reindeer horns and scratchy, tinselly trees.
- How ghastly they look in their tinselly dresses.
- They have auditioned for the tinselly school musical.