waste time on falderol
Don't waste time on such falderol.
别在这种废话上浪费时间。
装饰品;小摆设
无大价值的装饰物;装饰品;废话
无大价值的装饰物
ornamental objects of no great value
Grandma called the little porcelain figure a mere falderol, but she kept it on the shelf.
外婆称那个小瓷像为一件不值钱的小摆设,但还是把它放在架子上。
用法提示:falderol 在句中作名词,作“称呼”的宾语补足语,意为“不值钱的小摆设”。
He picked up a dusty falderol from the flea market and cleaned it carefully.
他从跳蚤市场拿起一个满是灰尘的小装饰品,仔细地把它擦干净。
用法提示:falderol 在句中作名词,作“拿起”的宾语,指“小装饰品”。
A cheap falderol on her desk still made her smile every morning.
她桌上那个廉价的小摆设每天早上仍让她微笑。
用法提示:falderol 在句中作名词,作主语,指“廉价的小装饰品”。
Don't waste time on such falderol.
别在这种废话上浪费时间。
falderol 作可数名词时常用 a piece of falderol。
She bought a piece of falderol at the market.
她在市场上买了一件装饰品。
The cabinet was full of falderol.
柜子里全是装饰品。
grammar · medium
易错句子He falderols the entire house with useless trinkets.
正确表达He fills the entire house with useless falderols.
将'falderol'误用作动词,实际上它是名词,表示装饰品;此处应在复数形式下作名词使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought too much falderol from the market.
正确表达She bought too many falderols from the market.
误认为'falderol'为不可数名词,实际它可数,表示小装饰品时常用复数形式。
两者都指无甚价值的装饰品;但 bauble 更强调廉价、俗气,而 falderol 则侧重浮华、花哨。
两词均指装饰性但价值低的小物件;gewgaw 更突出花哨且无实际用途,falderol 更指装饰品本身。
两者都可指装饰性物品;furbelow 专指衣物上的褶皱或装饰边,而 falderol 泛指任何无甚价值的装饰品。
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