| 单词 | bric-a-brac |
| 释义 | bric-a-brac (once / 11204 pages) n Bric-a-brac is knickknacks: little objects without any purpose except decoration. Some people love to collect bric-a-brac. Do you know anyone who collects little unicorn figurines or other small knickknacks? Then you know someone who likes bric-a-brac. Bric-a-brac consists of little odds and ends crafted by artists. This is a mass noun: it's plural without adding an s, standing for all sorts of tawdry trinkets. The nice thing about bric-a-brac is you always have room for more since they’re tiny. An arts and crafts festival is a great place to find all sorts of bric-a-brac. WORD FAMILYbric-a-brac USAGE EXAMPLESThe studio sets are something like Sirk’s playground, filled with bric-a-brac allowing the director a number of antic juxtapositions. New York Times(Oct 13, 2016) The risk for ambitious, eclectic exhibitions like this one is that they can end up resembling bric-a-brac shops. New York Times(Sep 23, 2016) But you won’t miss the overstuffed upholstery, rugs or bric-a-brac. Washington Post(Oct 12, 2016) n miscellaneous curios Syn|Hyper knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting |
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