trinket
英['trɪŋkɪt]
美['trɪŋkɪt]
- n. 小装饰品；不值钱的小玩意儿
- vi. 密谋
词态变化
复数: trinkets;
助记提示
1. trick => trinket.
2. Old English trenket (“a sort of knife”), hence, probably, a toy knife worn as an ornament; probably from trench.
3. 谐音“纯刻的”----纯手工刻的一个小玩意儿。
中文词源
trinket 小装饰物，小物品
词源不详，可能鼻音化自 trick,把戏，戏法，-et,小词后缀。引申词义小装饰物，小物品等。
英文词源
- trinket (n.)
- 1530s, of unknown origin. Evidently a diminutive form, perhaps related to trick (n.).
双语例句
- 1. And how does a maid come to own a trinket such as that?
- 一个女佣怎么会有这样的饰品 呢 ?
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- 2. We have a trinket, as does every other class.
- 是的,我们有徽章, 可是我靠其他职业一样都有.
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- 3. Trinket ＝ A small ornament, such as a piece of jewelry.
- 没什么大不了的,就是一个小装饰品.
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- 4. I will carry no more. Find your trinket upon the ground.
- 艾德温:我带不了那么多东西, 自己到地上捡.
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- 5. He bought her some trinket.
- 他给她买了些不值钱的珠宝.
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