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单词 trinket
释义
trinkettrin‧ket /ˈtrɪŋkɪt/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtrinket
Origin:
1500-1600 Perhaps from trenket ‘small knife’ (15-16 centuries), from Old North French trenquet, from trenquer ‘to cut’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • One shelf displayed trinkets from each country she had visited.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Chief Auctioneer, Michael Welch, suggests that silver, brass or other trinkets could well fetch a tidy sum.
  • House rules allow only minor gifts such as shirts and souvenir trinkets.
  • Malongo was charmed by the idea that it suggested crass ambition and mindless spending on consumer trinkets.
  • Others survive by begging, selling trinkets or scavenging on rubbish tips.
  • She walked in the woods at the edge of the meadow and looked at the trinkets in the boughs.
  • The odd grown-up cracker will occasionally reveal an Asprey trinket or an enamel box.
  • Where others see trinkets, Romans see the holy grail: something for nothing.
  • Women and girls would pile flowers, trinkets and gifts on stage at his feet.
word sets
WORD SETS
agate, nounamethyst, nounanklet, nounaquamarine, nounbangle, nounbauble, nounbead, nounbracelet, nounbrooch, nouncarat, nouncarbuncle, nouncharm, nounchoker, nouncoral, nouncoronet, nouncostume jewellery, nouncrown, nounct, cuff link, nouncultured pearl, noundiamanté, adjectivediamond, nounearring, nounemerald, nounfacet, nounfob watch, noungarnet, noungem, noungold-plated, adjectivegoldsmith, nounice, nounjade, nounjasper, nounjewel, nounjewelled, adjectivejeweller, nounkarat, nounlapidary, adjectivelapis lazuli, nounlocket, nounmedallion, nounmoonstone, nounmother-of-pearl, nounnecklace, nounonyx, nounopal, nounpaste, nounpearly, adjectivependant, nounpin, nounprecious stone, nounreset, verbrhinestone, nounring, nounruby, nounsapphire, nounseed pearl, nounsemi-precious, adjectivesetting, nounsignet ring, nounsolitaire, nounstickpin, nounstone, nounstud, nountiara, nountopaz, nountrinket, nounwatchband, nounwatchstrap, nounwedding ring, noun
a piece of jewellery or a small pretty object that is not valuable
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