trinket怎么读?

trinket

英 ['trɪŋkɪt] 美['trɪŋkɪt]
  • n. 小装饰品;不值钱的小玩意儿
  • vi. 密谋

畅通词汇GRE

词态变化


复数: trinkets;

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1. trick => trinket.
2. Old English trenket (“a sort of knife”), hence, probably, a toy knife worn as an ornament; probably from trench.
3. 谐音“纯刻的”----纯手工刻的一个小玩意儿。

中文词源


trinket 小装饰物,小物品

词源不详,可能鼻音化自 trick,把戏,戏法,-et,小词后缀。引申词义小装饰物,小物品等。

英文词源


trinket (n.)
1530s, of unknown origin. Evidently a diminutive form, perhaps related to trick (n.).

双语例句


1. And how does a maid come to own a trinket such as that?
一个女佣怎么会有这样的饰品 呢 ?

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2. We have a trinket, as does every other class.
是的,我们有徽章, 可是我靠其他职业一样都有.

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3. Trinket = A small ornament, such as a piece of jewelry.
没什么大不了的,就是一个小装饰品.

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4. I will carry no more. Find your trinket upon the ground.
艾德温:我带不了那么多东西, 自己到地上捡.

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5. He bought her some trinket.
他给她买了些不值钱的珠宝.

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