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pinchbeck

/ˈpɪntʃ.bɛk/

翻译: 形容词,指廉价、伪造或华而不实的东西,但不是真品;最初指一种类似黄金的铜锌合金。, 指铜锌合金(曼谷金/金色黄铜),常用于廉价首饰以仿制黄金;也引申指仿冒品、华而不实或假冒的东西。

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adjective

/ˈpɪntʃ.bɛk/formal已废弃
  • zh形容词,指廉价、伪造或华而不实的东西,但不是真品;最初指一种类似黄金的铜锌合金。

An adjective describing something that is cheap, counterfeit, or showy but not genuine, originally referring to a gold-like alloy.

  1. Imitation or substituteC2formal

    Serving as a cheap or inferior imitation of something genuine; counterfeit or ersatz.

    zh伪劣的

    • His pinchbeck charm fooled no one for long.
    • The gallery was filled with pinchbeck antiques.
    • She wore a pinchbeck necklace that looked like gold.

    同义词artificialboguscounterfeitersatzfakeimitationphonyshamspurioussynthetic

    反义词authenticgenuinerealtrue

词形
  • more pinchbeck comparative form
  • most pinchbeck superlative form

noun

/ˈpɪntʃ.bek/C2formal
  • zh指铜锌合金(曼谷金/金色黄铜),常用于廉价首饰以仿制黄金;也引申指仿冒品、华而不实或假冒的东西。

A noun referring to an alloy of copper and zinc, used in inexpensive jewelry to imitate gold.

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  1. Gold-like alloyC1formal

    An alloy of copper and zinc, used in inexpensive jewelry to imitate the appearance of gold.

    zh仿金合金

    • The antique brooch was made of pinchbeck, not real gold.
    • Pinchbeck was popular in the 18th century for costume jewelry.
    • He discovered the watch was pinchbeck after a simple acid test.

    同义词tombac

词形
  • pinchbecks plural form
  • pinchbecks' possessive plural form
  • pinchbeck's possessive singular form