brummagem
英 ['brʌmədʒəm]
美
- adj. 廉价而俗丽的；伪造的
- n. 廉价而炫丽之物
英英释义
- 1. a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
英文词源
- brummagem (adj.)
- "cheap and showy," 19c., from a noun, from the vulgar pronunciation of Birmingham, England, in reference to articles mass-manufactured there. The word also recalls Birmingham's old reputation for counterfeiting.