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单词 gimcrack
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gim•crack /ˈdʒɪmˌkræk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a showy, useless thing;
    gewgaw;
    trinket.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. showy but useless:gimcrack items at a flea market.
gim•crack•er•y, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gim•crack  (jim′krak′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a showy, useless trifle;
    gewgaw.

adj. 
  1. showy but useless.
  • Old French giber to shake)
  • 1325–75 for earlier sense; Middle English gib(e)crake; compare Middle English gibben to waver (
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bauble, knickknack, trinket, ornament.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gimcrack /ˈdʒɪmˌkræk/ adj
  1. cheap; shoddy
 n
  1. a cheap showy trifle or gadget
Etymology: 18th Century: changed from C14 gibecrake little ornament, of unknown origin

ˈgimˌcrackery n
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