gimcrack
英 ['d??mkr?k]
美['d??m'kr?k]
- adj. 華而不實(shí)的；廉價(jià)的
- n. 小玩意；華而不實(shí)之物
中文詞源
gimcrack 劣質(zhì)的
詞源不詳，可能來(lái)自擬聲詞。gim, 沙沙作響，crack,破裂聲。即金屬裝飾片嘩啦作響的聲音，花里胡哨的，引申義劣質(zhì)的。
英文詞源
- gimcrack (n.)
- "trifle, knick-knack," by c. 1820, earlier "mechanical contrivance" (1630s), originally "showy person" (1610s), of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of Middle English gibecrake, the name of some kind of ornament on wooden furniture (mid-14c.), which is perhaps from Old French giber "to rattle, shake" + some special sense of Middle English crak "sharp noise, crack." In 18c.-19c. gimcrack also could mean "person who has a turn for mechanical contrivances."