trumpery

n. 中看不中用的东西；废话；废物

adj. 无用的；虚有其表的

中文词源

trumpery 中看不中用的东西

trump,欺骗，-ery,名词后缀。引申词义虚有其表的东西，中看不中用的东西。

trumpery (n.): mid-15c., "deceit, trickery," from Middle French tromperie (14c.), from tromper "to deceive," of uncertain origin (see trump (v.2), which has influenced the spelling in English). Meaning "showy but worthless finery" is first recorded c. 1600.