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单词 barmecidal
释义 bar·me·ci·dal
\|bärmə|sīdəl\ adjective
or bar·me·cide \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīd\
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Barmecide a member of a wealthy Persian family fl 752-803 (from Arabic barmok chief priest) + English -al
: providing only the illusion of plenty or abundance : unreal, illusory
 < he could persuade his guests that they had eaten well, though the meal had really been a barmecidal one — Hesketh Pearson >
 < a Barmecide room, that always had a great dining table in it and never had a dinner — Charles Dickens >
 < it was the first crumb of proof he had obtained after a long Barmecide banquet on pure theory — Fletcher Pratt >
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