单词 | frippery |
释义 | frip·pe·ry /ˈfrɪpəri/ noun (plural fripperies) [countable usually plural] NEEDan unnecessary and useless object or decoration 多余无用的东西;花哨的装饰品Examples from the Corpusfrippery• Still think of perfume as a frivolous frippery?• Hotel managers refused to install cable TV and other fripperies that would distract clients from gambling.Origin frippery (1500-1600) French friperie “old clothes or pieces of cloth”, from Medieval Latin faluppa “piece of dried grass”frip·pe·ry nounChineseSyllable or an unnecessary useless object and decoration Corpus |
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