Meretricious (續：女性服飾 裝飾 矯飾 單字大集合)

meretricious



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–adjective 

1. alluring by a show 

of 

flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry. 



2. based on pretense, deception, or insincerity.

3. pertaining to or characteristic of a prostitute. 



Synonyms:

1. showy, gaudy. 2. spurious, sham, false.





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meretricious, meritorious (adjs.) 

   

Meretricious means "fake, flashy, tawdry, attractive but bad, like a prostitute": His arguments seemed attractive at first, but they proved to be meretricious through and through. 



Meritorious means "deserving of praise, reward, and honor": Her citation was for meritorious service.   

 



Unsurprisingly, on its release The Baby of Mâcon aroused much loathing, and did much to cement Greenaway's reputation as a joyless, cold-hearted stylist completely lacking in the [milk] of human kindness. 



Foul though the film is, and as meretricious as it may be in its meditation on the nature of staged and actual violence, its sheer nastiness means that it supplies a major jolt – one that Knightley and Wright have been canny enough to replicate. 



It's certainly one way to subvert one of the most misogynistic films of all time.





。罩衫

。頭套

。衣料

。衣著

Smock



。男性服飾

。鞋

。帽

。髮型

Argyle



。裝飾

embroidery

The embroidery being [done] by Sister Clodagh is of St Francis of Assisi.

inlay 

to inlay a [chest] with lighter wood.  

gussy v.

It was inevitable, but still lamentable, that Robert Rodriguez would [gussy] up his production values when given more than 7,000 dollars to rework his famously austere El Mariachi, 

This exhilarating double climax is the best illustration of the film's [gleeful] use of Bollywood [kitsch] to gussy [up] familiar Western comedy.

embellish

emblem 

The Coens mean this aspect of the film, I think, to be read as an [emblem] of the rise of [Nazism].

embalm 

his deeds [embalmed] in the [hearts] of his disciples. 

And as with Tim Burton's similarly reverent and even more fetishistic Ed Wood, there's a whiff of [embalming] fluid.

sequin

British actress Vanessa Redgrave is [resplendent] in a printed, [sequinned] evening ensemble

macrame

"macrame" 流蘇花邊

tassel

and the menus with great tassels on them, all get dizzy and shaky, like it's gonna all come down with you.

beading

The crystal beading, a special-order item

insignia

By the way, would you mind if I made a few modifications to the Team Zissou insignia?

decal

This is Steve Zissou from THE LIFE AQUATIC. He has [decals] on his [torso], head, arms, and legs including his [trusty gun]. Of course he also has his red cap. 

sash

Oh, yes! Red sash, and take your shower in the last minute.【軍】飾帶,肩帶

But he was really killed with a sash weight. How ordinary. My version was obviously superior.

gimp

You two are trouble, I can tell. Who, us? No. We're just having a gimps' night out. I'll get your drinks. 絨絲帶,花邊

Well, maybe he thinks you're a dick. No, he thinks I'm a gimp.

filigree

delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, especially lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques

You are a valued customer, as you know. But what's wrong? I can't understand this. It's something you almost never see. This is some of the finest filegree platinum I've ever seen.



。矯飾

twee 

Soundtrack [emphasis] on tracks by the indie-rock choral group Polyphonic Spree and the late Elliott Smith is a risk that might've created too [twee] a mood, but ultimately pays off.

gaudy 

tawdry

There's a hyper-real, if unavoidably airbrushed, quality to her loving reconstructions of Bettie's iconic poses and Klaw's [tawdry] scenarios.

and that is what Malick founds his film on, not [tawdry] stories of love and adventure.

garnish

garish

Garish yet restrained, "Eastern Promises" has scarcely a wasted set-up.

meritorious

meretricious

tawdry like a prostitute

Foul though the film is, and as [meretricious] as it may be in its meditation on the nature of staged and actual violence

a provocative, if [meretricious], evening of theater that ends in a [paroxysm] of LaButality with a bear [swipe] to the spectator's head.

poncy

I mean, you're not going to get all poncy, star saying "One does" and wearing a clock and talking Latin.





。女性服飾

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Meretricious