bauble

英 ['b??b(?)l] 美['b?bl]
  • n. 小玩意;美觀而無(wú)價(jià)值的飾物

暢通詞匯GRE

詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?baubles;

助記提示


【記】音:包包,女朋友的包包里裝著一堆花哨小東西,口紅,發(fā)卡之類的;
1. bauble-------"抱吧"-------------不值錢(qián)的珠寶(才讓你隨便拿)

中文詞源


bauble 圣誕裝飾球

來(lái)自古法語(yǔ)baubel的俗化,詞根bel, 好,漂亮,同belle, 美女。bau為bel重復(fù)變體。來(lái)自詞根重復(fù)構(gòu)詞法。

英文詞源


bauble (n.)
"showy trinket or ornament," early 14c., from Old French baubel "child's toy, trinket," probably a reduplication of bel, from Latin bellus "pretty" (see bene-). Or else related to babe, baby.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Afool should never hold a bauble in his hand.
不要自己出丑.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

2. The jester brandished his bauble.
丑角揮動(dòng)手中拿著的木棒.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

3. The child was delighted with the bauble she had won in the grab bag.
這孩子非常喜歡摸彩袋贏得的那個(gè)小玩意兒.

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. Take away that shining bauble there, and lock up the doors.
趕快拿走那些華麗而不中用的把戲, 把門(mén)鎖上.

來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. That little bauble is not to be compared with ( not to ) this enormous jewel.
那個(gè)洶設(shè)不能與 ( 不是 ) 這個(gè)大寶石相比較.

來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)