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hokey

/ˈhoʊ.ki/

翻译: 形容某事物过分煽情、做作或不自然,常显得廉价、俗气或虚假。

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词语关系

adjective

/ˈhoʊ.ki/C1formalamerican
  • zh形容某事物过分煽情、做作或不自然,常显得廉价、俗气或虚假。

Describes something that is overly sentimental, artificial, or contrived, often in a way that is considered cheap or tacky.

  1. Overly sentimental or cornyB2informalamerican

    Excessively emotional in a way that seems insincere or exaggerated.

    zh过度煽情

    • The movie's ending was too hokey for my taste.
    • He gave a hokey speech that made everyone cringe.
    • The song's lyrics were hokey and predictable.

    同义词banalcloyingcornymaudlinmawkishsappyschmaltzysentimentalslushysugary

    反义词authenticgenuinerestrainedsinceresubtleunderstated

  2. Artificially formal or contrivedC1informalamerican

    Stilted or unnatural in manner, often trying too hard to be proper.

    zh做作的

    • The ceremony felt hokey with all its forced formality.
    • His hokey attempts at politeness were off-putting.
    • The play's dialogue was hokey and unrealistic.

    同义词affectedartificialcontrivedforcedlaboredmanneredpretentiousstiltedunnatural

    反义词genuinenaturalsincerespontaneousunaffected

词形
  • hokier comparative form
  • hokiest superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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