pinchbeck

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry. uncountable,usually
形容词 adj.
  1. Made of pinchbeck. not-comparable
    — on the inside were suspended a variety of watches, pinchbeck, silver, and one or two of gold
  2. Sham; spurious, artificial; being a cheap substitution; only superficially attractive.
    — Where, in these pinchbeck days, can we hope to find the old agricultural virtue in all its purity?

词形变化

pinchbecks plural more pinchbeck comparative most pinchbeck superlative

词源

词源 1
Named after Christopher Pinchbeck, an 18th century London watchmaker who developed the alloy.
词源 2
Named after Christopher Pinchbeck, an 18th century London watchmaker who developed the alloy.
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