英语词汇“gaudy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gaudy1

/ˈɡɔːdi

adjective (gaudier, gaudiest)

Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless: silver bows and gaudy ribbons...

He wore his guilt like a piece of gaudy jewelry, bright and flashy and probably fake.
Some clowns prefer to wear bright and gaudy makeup, while others have a fondness for ludicrous masks.
Her dress was often very gaudy, with bright colors, and a sense of fashion that followed too closely behind fads.

Synonyms

garish, lurid, loud, over-bright, glaring, harsh, violent, flashy, showy, glittering, brassy, ostentatious;

tasteless, in bad taste, vulgar, distasteful, unattractive, nauseating, bilious, sickly

informal flash, tacky

North American informal bling-bling

Derivatives

gaudily

/ˈɡɔːdɪli

/ adverb ...

Some, gaudily laden with promotional funds, emerge into a welcoming market.
Stale is an understatement for the dry and musty-tasting honey-saffron tea cake, hidden beneath a garden scene, all done in gaudily coloured but bland fondant icing.
‘Nowadays young people want to buy these,’ he said, gesturing to his racks of gaudily packaged, dusty tapes, each of which costs the equivalent of 22 Pakistani rupees.

gaudiness

/ˈɡɔːdɪnəs

/ noun ...

The plush red-velvet setting is just right for an evening that has an extravagant peacock gaudiness but no discernible heart or brain.
It is his signature, his philosophy and shtick, his declaration that love conquers all, a testament to the gaudiness and foreignness of romance.
It stood in sharp contrast to the gaudiness of the other temples we had visited.

Origin

Late 15th century: probably from gaud + -y¹.

Rhymes

gaudy2

/ˈɡɔːdi

noun (plural gaudies) British

A celebratory dinner or entertainment held by a college for old members: administratively, the college cannot cope with more than one gaudy per year

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'rejoicing, a celebration'): from Latin gaudium 'joy', or from gaude 'rejoice!', imperative of gaudere.

单词	gaudy
释义	gaudy1 /ˈɡɔːdi / adjective (gaudier, gaudiest) Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless: silver bows and gaudy ribbons... He wore his guilt like a piece of gaudy jewelry, bright and flashy and probably fake. Some clowns prefer to wear bright and gaudy makeup, while others have a fondness for ludicrous masks. Her dress was often very gaudy, with bright colors, and a sense of fashion that followed too closely behind fads. Synonyms garish, lurid, loud, over-bright, glaring, harsh, violent, flashy, showy, glittering, brassy, ostentatious; tasteless, in bad taste, vulgar, distasteful, unattractive, nauseating, bilious, sickly informal flash, tacky North American informal bling-bling Derivatives gaudily /ˈɡɔːdɪli / adverb ... Some, gaudily laden with promotional funds, emerge into a welcoming market. Stale is an understatement for the dry and musty-tasting honey-saffron tea cake, hidden beneath a garden scene, all done in gaudily coloured but bland fondant icing. ‘Nowadays young people want to buy these,’ he said, gesturing to his racks of gaudily packaged, dusty tapes, each of which costs the equivalent of 22 Pakistani rupees. gaudiness /ˈɡɔːdɪnəs / noun ... The plush red-velvet setting is just right for an evening that has an extravagant peacock gaudiness but no discernible heart or brain. It is his signature, his philosophy and shtick, his declaration that love conquers all, a testament to the gaudiness and foreignness of romance. It stood in sharp contrast to the gaudiness of the other temples we had visited. Origin Late 15th century: probably from gaud + -y¹. Rhymes bawdy, Geordie, Lordy gaudy2 /ˈɡɔːdi / noun (plural gaudies) British A celebratory dinner or entertainment held by a college for old members: administratively, the college cannot cope with more than one gaudy per year Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'rejoicing, a celebration'): from Latin gaudium 'joy', or from gaude 'rejoice!', imperative of gaudere.
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