meretricious

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.
    — I discovered even, by his conversation, when intoxicated that his favourites were wantons of the lowest class, who could by their vulgar, indecent mirth, which he called nature, rouse his sluggish spirits. Meretricious ornaments and manners were necessary to attract his attention.
  2. Involving unlawful sexual connection or lack of consent by at least one party (said of a romantic relationship).
  3. Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution. obsolete

词形变化

more meretricious comparative most meretricious superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
meretriciously meretriciousness unmeretricious
相关词
merit

词源

From Latin meretrīcius, from meretrīx (“harlot, prostitute”), from mereō (“earn, deserve, merit”) (English merit) + -trīx (“(female agent)”) (English -trix).
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