她在夜市买了一条看起来华丽但做工粗糙的廉价项链。

She bought a tawdry necklace at the night market that looked gaudy but was poorly made.

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She bought a tawdry necklace at the night market that looked gaudy but was poorly made.

tawdry 是形容词,源自17世纪英国圣奥德丽集市(St. Audrey's Fair)上出售的廉价花哨饰品。现在指"外表华丽但廉价低劣的",常用来形容做工粗糙但颜色鲜艳的廉价饰品或衣物。这个词带有明显的贬义色彩,暗示物品不仅质量差,而且品味低俗。

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