trumpery

🇬🇧 UK/'trʌmpәri/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Showy but worthless objects; nonsense or rubbish

华而不实的东西;废话,胡说

adj.

Gaudy but of no real value

虚有其表的,中看不中用的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
trumperyother
=trumpery

Common Collocations

  • 1.mere trumpery不过是废话
  • 2.political trumpery政治噱头
  • 3.[cheap trumpery]廉价的华而不实之物
  • 4.dismiss as trumpery斥之为胡说

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The antique shop was filled with trumpery that appealed only to tourists.

  • 2.

    His speech was pure trumpery, full of grand promises but utterly meaningless.

  • 3.

    She dismissed the politician's rhetoric as trumpery designed to deceive voters.

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