| 释义 |
gewgawish, a. nonce-wd.|ˈgjuːgɔːɪʃ|
[f. gew-gaw + -ish.]
Gaudy, showy.
1857Hawthorne Eng. Note-Bks. (1870) II. 414 It [the Guildhall] looked rather gewgawish..being hung with flags of all nations, and adorned with military trophies.
So gewgawry [see -ry], vain show; gewgawy a. [see -y1], gewgaw-like, gaudy.
1858Hawthorne Fr. & It. Jrnls. (1883) 35 The interior loftiness of Notre Dame..gives it a sublimity which would swallow up anything that might look gewgawy in its ornamentation. 1882Pall Mall G. 1 July 2/2 Fond of fine uniforms and gewgawry. |